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June 24, 1937
Montgomery County Sentinel
Rockville, Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Maryland
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Westminster Abbey honors three distinguished Americans: poet James Russell Lowell with a stained glass window in the Chapter House vestibule, poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow with a bust in Poets' Corner placed five years before his death, and ambassador Walter Hines Page with a 1923 marble tablet for his World War service.
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There are no Americans buried in Westminster Abbey, but three Americans of distinction are recognized there. James Russell Lowell, poet and essayist, is commemorated by a stained glass window in the vestibule of the Chapter House. In the Poets' corner is a bust of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, placed there by English admirers of the American poet five years before his death. And in 1923 a marble tablet to commemorate the friendship of Walter Hines Page, American ambassador to the Court of St. James during the World war, was unveiled in the Abbey.
There are no Americans buried in Westminster Abbey, but three Americans of distinction are recognized there. James Russell Lowell, poet and essayist, is commemorated by a stained glass window in the vestibule of the Chapter House. In the Poets' corner is a bust of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, placed there by English admirers of the American poet five years before his death. And in 1923 a marble tablet to commemorate the friendship of Walter Hines Page, American ambassador to the Court of St. James during the World war, was unveiled in the Abbey.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Historical Event
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Westminster Abbey
American Recognition
James Russell Lowell
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Walter Hines Page
Poets Corner
World War Ambassador
What entities or persons were involved?
James Russell Lowell
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Walter Hines Page
Where did it happen?
Westminster Abbey
Story Details
Key Persons
James Russell Lowell
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Walter Hines Page
Location
Westminster Abbey
Event Date
1923
Story Details
No Americans are buried in Westminster Abbey, but it recognizes three: Lowell with a stained glass window, Longfellow with a bust placed five years before his death, and Page with a 1923 marble tablet for his ambassadorship during World War.