It is located on Mystic Street, across from the Cyrus Dallin Art Museum, and adjacent to the Minuteman Bikeway.

It was funded by Frederick A. Hauck of Cincinnati, Ohio, cast in 1976, installed during the United States Bicentennial on September 11, 1976, and dedicated April 18, 1977.

The relief includes a depiction of the familiar image of the elderly "Uncle Sam" figure in top hat and tails.

To the relief's right is a standing portrait of Wilson carrying his top hat in the crook of his left arm and extending his right hand slightly.

It was cast and erected by Eleftherios Karkadoulias, with stone work fabricated by Woolery Stone Company, and contains a number of inscriptions, including: The description above is closely patterned on the following description in the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Art Inventories Catalog, and as a product of the United States Government is not subject to copyright restrictions.