claim: The Blue Dog Coalition was formed in the United States.
evidence: The Lafayette Monument is a bronze equestrian statue of Gilbert du Motier , marquis de Lafayette , by Andrew O'Connor , Jr. .. It is located in the South Garden , at Mount Vernon Place , Baltimore .. Mount Vernon Place. Mount Vernon Place. Baltimore. Baltimore. It was dedicated on September 6 , 1924 .. The inscription reads  :. -LRB- Sculpture , front edge , proper left side  :-RRB-. ANDREW O'CONNOR. -LRB- Sculpture , rear proper left side  : -RRB-. T. F. MCGANN & SONS CO FOUNDRY. BOSTON MASS. -LRB- Base , front  :-RRB-. LA FAYETTE. 1757 1834. -LRB- Base , east side  :-RRB-. EN 1777 LA FAYETTE TRAVERSANT LES MERS. AVEC DES VOLONTIERS FRANCAIS. EST VENU APPORTER UNE AIDE FRATERNELLE. AU PEUPLE AMERCAIN. QUI COMBATTAIT POUR SA LIBERTE NATIONALE. EN 1917. LA FRANCE COMBATTAIT A SON TOUR. POURDEFENDRE. SAVIE. ET LA LIBERTE DU MONDE .. L'AMERIQUE QUI. N'AVAIT JAMAIS OUBLIE LA FAYETTE A. TRAVERSE LES MERS POUR AIDER LA FRANCE. ET LE MONDE A ETE SAUVE. R. POINCARE. -LRB- Base , west side  :-RRB-. LA FAYETTE IMMORTAL. BECAUSE A SELF-FORGETFUL SERVANT OF. JUSTICE AND HUMANITY. BELOVED BY ALL AMERICANS. BECAUSE HE ACKNOWLEDGED NO DUTY MORE. SACRED THAN TO FIGHT FOR THE FREEDOM. OF HIS FELLOW-MEN .. WOODROW WILSON .. signed Founder 's mark appears .