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Frederick Harvey
Best remembered for compiling one of the early full histories of the Washington Monument, this American lawyer and historian turned a national landmark into a detailed story of civic ambition, fundraising, and construction.
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Instructions for the Management of Harvey's Sea Torpedo
by Frederick Harvey
About the author
Born in Washington, D.C., in 1856, Frederick Loviad Harvey was an American author, lawyer, and historical compiler. Available catalog and biographical records identify him as the author of History of the Washington National Monument and of the Washington National Monument Society, first published in the early 1900s.
That book remains his best-known work. Written while he served as secretary of the Washington National Monument Society, it brings together the monument's long, complicated history and the efforts behind one of the capital's most recognizable landmarks.
Little widely confirmed biographical detail appears to survive online beyond those basic facts, but his work clearly reflects a close involvement with the institution he was documenting and an interest in preserving the public record.