HALE, Nathan: Memorial at the Justice Dept in Washington, D.C. by Bela Lyon Pratt located in James M. Goode's Federal Triangle area

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HALE, Nathan: Memorial at the Justice Dept in Washington, D.C. by Bela Lyon Pratt located in James M. Goode's Federal Triangle area

The Nathan Hale Memorial by Bela Lyon Pratt is a bronze sculpture located at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C.'s Federal Triangle. It commemorates Nathan Hale, a Revolutionary War officer and America's first spy, famous for his last words before execution. The memorial is a replica of a statue at Yale University and is part of a broader collection of sculptures in the Federal Triangle area. It stands near Constitution Avenue between 9th and 10th Streets NW, accessible via the Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter Metro Station.