Lincoln Monument (Norway)

The Lincoln Monument (Lincolnmonumentet) in the Frogner Park of Oslo, Norway, was sculpted by Norwegian-American Paul Fjelde.

Speeches were held by North Dakota Governor Louis B. Hanna, Carl Berner, and Jørgen Løvland.

[citation needed] In 1912, Norway presented a statue of Rollo, a 10th-century Viking chieftain, to the U.S. State of North Dakota.

The North Dakota Legislature authorized $10,000 in 1913 for a presentation at Norway's Centennial Constitution Day Celebration to be held in 1914.

Governor Hanna appointed a five-member committee to find a suitable gift for Norway's Centennial Constitution Day Celebration.