The Titanic Memorial is a granite statue in southwest Washington, D.C., that honors the men who gave their lives so that women and children might be saved during the RMS Titanic disaster. The thirteen-foot-tall figure is of a partly clad male figure with arms outstretched standing on a square base. The base is flanked by a square exedra, created by Henry Bacon, that encloses a small raised platform.[1] The statue was erected by the Women’s Titanic Memorial Association.
The memorial sits at Fourth and P streets, SW, in Washington Channel Park next to the Washington Channel and Fort Lesley J. McNair.
It was unveiled May 26, 1931, by Helen Herron Taft, the widow of President Taft.
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Tips
If you are in the DC area visiting memorials and monuments…this is a quick and easy stop that is off the main path…but not far away!
