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PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. - The larger-than-life-size bronze sculpture of Dr. William Beaumont and his son, Israel, will be unveiled at 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 10, at the Mississippi River Sculpture Park on St. Feriole Island. The sculpture was designed and created by Spring Green artist Florence Bird.
Dr. Beaumont (1785-1853) was a pioneer of medical physiology. His extensive experiments on one man, Alexis St. Martin, formed the basis for much of our knowledge of the human digestive system. He served as the Army surgeon at Fort Crawford during the 1820s and 1830s, the era of the Black Hawk War. This is the second sculpture installed of the 26 sculptures planned for the park. The first, Black Hawk, was installed in October.See the full content of this document
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