The Pennsylvania Columns - Wayne, PA
N 40° 05.312 W 075° 26.326
18T E 462595 N 4437675
To celebrate the completion of these twin columns, commemorative postcards were produced in 1910. These free-standing columns topped with eagles pay homage to Revolutionary War generals. They remain unchanged in a hundred years.
Waymark Code: WMB3FF
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 03/30/2011
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It was a harrowing experience to get the matching NOW shot just right. It was a busy weekend afternoon, especially with traffic on South Outer Line Drive, where I had to stand in the middle and face west to get this terrific photo. I kept thinking I was gonna get squished by the on-coming traffic. I missed another photo by about 10 feet. This photo came from a post card I found on Ebay. The photo and post card was produced shortly after the completion of the initial stages of the monument. My photo was taken on Saturday afternoon, about 5:30 PM on September 19, 2011.
The Pennsylvania Columns were constructed in stages. The columns were constructed in stages. The columns were built c. 1908, and the eagles and bronze reliefs of Pennsylvania generals were added in 1910. Sculptor Henry Bush-Brown of Newburgh, New York. was the artist.
The Pennsylvania Columns were started in 1909 but a lack of funds prevented its completion until 1912. The monument, which flanks Outer Line Drive, features two tall granite columns. At the base of each column there are two bronze plaques containing the bas-relief busts of two military officers--Colonel William Irvine and Adjutant General Joseph Reed; Major General Arthur St. Clair and Brigadier General John Cadwalader; Brigadier General John Armstrong and Brigadier General J. Peter G. Muhlenberg; Lieutenant Colonel Josiah Harman and Major General Thomas Mifflin. On the top of each column there is a bronze eagle with outspread wings, standing on a granite ball.