Mayor Samuel McHose - Allentown, Pennsylvania
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BruceS
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Bust of the first mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Waymark Code: WMF7KB
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 09/05/2012
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The life-sized bust is white marble and on a marble and brick pedestal. The bust has full bearded Samuel McHose wearing a coat. The marble bust is a replacement of an earlier bronze bust which was stolen in the 1970's. On the upper portion of the pedestal is an inscription:
TO THE MEMORY OF
SAMUEL MCHOSE
FIRST MAYOR OF ALLENTOWN 1867-1869
CAPTAIN OF INDUSTRY
PUBLIC SPIRITED CITIZEN
AND A BELOVED FATHER
REVERENTLY ERECTED 1926
BY HIS SONS HIRAM AND LUCIUS
On a plaque mounted on the lower pedestal it reads:
HONORABLE MAYOR SAMUEL MCHOSE
1867-1869
STATUE REDEDICATED MAY 22, 1987
EMILE AYACHE, SCULPTOR
CITY OF ALLENTOWN
JOSEPH S. DADDONA, MAYOR
DONALD M. BERNHARD, C. D. DIRECTOR/CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
WATSON W. SKINNER, PRESIDENT
FRANK J. PALENCAR, VICE-PRESIDENT
JOHN E. HARRY BARBARA C. IRVINE
BENJAMIN F. HOWELLS, JR. EMMA D. TROPHANO
MARK C. VAN HORN
TREXLER ESTATE TRUSTEES
CARL J. W. HESSINGER, CHAIRMAN
RICHARD K. WHITE KATHRYN STEPANOFF
DEXTER F. BAKER PHILIP I. BERMAN
ARTS COMMISSION
JEFFREY MATZKIN, CHAIRMAN
MARSHALL ACKERMAN MARIANNE LEN
CATHERINE EWELL JAMES MUSSELMAN
JEFFREY GORDON CHARLES RICHTER
ADELINE HASSEL SUSAN LUTY
TODD LARNER BARBARA WEINSTEIN
RAY HOLLAND EX-OFFICIO
BOB PEARCE, EX OFFICIO
The statue is located at Buck Boyle Park, Front & Gordon Streets, Allentown, Pennsylvania.