Equestrian statue of Israel Putnam

General Israel Putnam
The statue in 1970
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41°20′18.4″N 73°22′52.7″W / 41.338444°N 73.381306°W / 41.338444; -73.381306
LocationPutnam Memorial State Park, Redding, Connecticut, United States
DesignerAnna Hyatt Huntington
TypeEquestrian statue
MaterialBronze
Fieldstone
Length94 inches (2.4 m)
Width60 inches (1.5 m)
Height160 inches (4.1 m)
Beginning date1966
Completion date1967
Dedicated dateSeptember 21, 1969
Dedicated toIsrael Putnam

General Israel Putnam, also known as Putnam's Escape at Horseneck, is an equestrian statue at the Putnam Memorial State Park in Redding, Connecticut, United States. The statue was designed by sculptor Anna Hyatt Huntington and dedicated in 1969 in honor of Connecticut native Israel Putnam, a military officer who served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.