Favorite this☆ Major General Alpheus Williams statue Description: Statue of Major General Alpheus Starkey Williams at Belle Isle. Detroit's earliest equestrian statue was designed by Henry Merwin Shrady in 1921. Recorded in glass negative ledger: "LD/Monuments-Williams, Alpheus." Details Resource ID: EB02e202 Subject: Williams, Alpheus S. (Alpheus Starkey), 1810-1878--Statue Equestrian statues--Michigan--Detroit Belle Isle Park (Detroit, Mich.) Glass negatives Date Issued: Unknown year Format: 1 negative : glass ; 14 x 11 in. Member of: Burton Historical Collection Negative Number: BHC glass neg. no. 1686 Rights: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.