GRENUP, Benjamin C: Monument (ca. 1858) in Glenwood Cemetery in Washington, D.C. by Charles Rousseau located in James M. Goode's North Capitol Street area

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GRENUP, Benjamin C: Monument (ca. 1858) in Glenwood Cemetery in Washington, D.C. by Charles Rousseau located in James M. Goode's North Capitol Street area

The Benjamin C. Grenup Monument is a marble memorial from around 1858 located in Glenwood Cemetery, Washington, D.C. Sculpted by Charles Rousseau, it honors a young fireman who died in the line of duty in 1856. Erected by Columbia Engine Company No. 1, the monument commemorates Grenup's bravery and loyalty. It is situated in the cemetery's Section D near the Chapel Circle and is noted in James M. Goode's Washington Sculpture reference.