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January
29, 1969
Hokkaido Prefecture Government
West 5, North 3
Sapporo, Hokkaido
“Horace Capron, an American citizen resigned as the
United States Secretary of Agriculture to accept a
position as Chief Foreign Advisor to the Kaitakushi
(Commissioner of Colonisation) Department at the
request of our government in 1871.
He engaged in the great task of Hokkaido
development, studying the island in detail with he
foreign assistant and recommending fundamental
development of policies based on his excellent
insight and rich experience.
His assistance to the Director
of the Kaitakushi was invaluable and resulted in
achievements of an outstanding nature.
In commemoration of Hokkaido’s Centennial, this
statue has been erected to recollect his great
accomplishments and to immortalize his distinguished
service to the development of Hokkaido.”
Dedication on Horace Capron Statue in the Central
Plaza, Hokkaido, Sapporo, Japan |
