Liberty Enlightening the World - Leon, IA
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YoSam.
N 40° 44.439 W 093° 44.801
15T E 436957 N 4510235
This city took an already existing monument, that needed restoration, did so and converted it into a 9/11 memorial.
Waymark Code: WMJFX2
Location: Iowa, United States
Date Posted: 11/13/2013
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County of Statue: Decatur County
Location of Statue: Main St., between 2nd St. & 3rd St., courthouse lawn, Leon
Date Statue Erected: 1950
Re-modeled and rededicated 1976
Restored and rededicated 2003
Original Erected by: Boy Scouts of America
1st re-model by: American Bicentennial Committee
2nd Restoration by: Decatur County Statue of Liberty Restoration Project
Text of Original Plaque:
With the Faith and Courage of
Their Forefathers Who Made
Possible the Freedom of These
United States
THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICAN
Dedicate this Replica of the
Statue of Liberty as a Pledge
of Everlasting Fidelity and
Loyalty
40th Anniversary Crusade to
Strengthen the Arm of Liberty
1950
1st Restoration Plaque Text:
In this Bicentennial Year 1976 as in 1776 Let Our Joint Efforts Encourage and Maintain The Freedom and Liberty for All Who Yearn to Breathe Free
Rededication Day 1976
2nd Restoration Plaque:
"LIBERTY ENLIGHTENING THE WORLD"
Remembering September 11, 2001
and the War on Terror We Continue
To Strengthen the Arm of Liberty in the
Year 2003 as in 1950
This Statue of Liberty Replica A Symbol
of Liberty and Freedom Remains Now as Then
A Pledge of Everlasting Fidelity and Loyalty
Decatur County
Statue of Liberty Restoration Project
2002 - 2003
Proper Description of Statue:
"Standing robed female, representing Liberty, wears a spiked crown and holds a torch upraised in her proper right hand and an inscribed tablet in her proper left arm. The statue is mounted upon a pyramidal base with a plaque on the front and is set in a star-shaped planter." ~ Smithsonian Institute Inventory Catalog