George Rogers Clark statue

The George Rogers Clark statue is located on University Avenue in the Corner district on the grounds of University of Virginia in Charlottesville. It was funded by Paul Goodloe McIntire and sculpted by Robert Ingersoll Aitken. It was unveiled on January 6, 1922. It honors Brigadier General George Rogers Clark (1752 – 1818), for whom Clark Elementary School is also named.

Clark was born in Albemarle County, near Charlottesville, in 1752, but moved to with his family to Caroline County in 1756. He served as an officer in the Virginia Militia during the Revolutionary War and the Northwest Indian War (Little Turtle's War), earning him the nickname "Conqueror of the Old Northwest". In both of these conflicts, he primarily fought against Native American tribes allied with or led by the British. He and his family enslaved numerous individuals on their plantations.