Statue of Liberty Replica - Sedalia, Mo.
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N 38° 42.467 W 093° 13.684
15S E 480170 N 4284374
This copper replica of the Statue of Liberty is located in the northwest corner of the Pettis County Courthouse Grounds.
Waymark Code: WMK3EQ
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 02/07/2014
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"The Boy Scouts of America celebrated their fortieth anniversary in 1950 with the theme of "Strengthen the Arm of Liberty". Between 1949 and 1952, approximately two hundred 100-inch (2.5 m) replicas of the statue, made of stamped copper, were purchased by Boy Scout troops and donated in 39 states in the U.S. and several of its possessions and territories. The project was the brainchild of Kansas City businessman J.P. Whitaker, who was then Scout Commissioner of the Kansas City Area Council. The copper statues were manufactured by Friedley-Voshardt Co. (Chicago, Illinois) and purchased through the Kansas City Boy Scout office by those wanting one. The statues are approximately 81/2 feet (2.6 m) tall without the base, are constructed of sheet copper, weigh 290 pounds (130 kg), and originally cost $350 plus freight. The mass-produced statues are not great art nor meticulously accurate (a conservator notes that "her face isn't as mature as the real Liberty. It's rounder and more like a little girl's"), but they are cherished, particularly since 9/11. Many have been lost or destroyed, but preservationists have been able to account for about a hundred of them, and BSA Troop 101 of Cheyenne, Wyoming, has collected photographs of over 100 of them."
Text of Marker:
With the faith and courage of their forefathers who made possible the freedom of these United States.
The Boy Scouts of America
Dedicate this replica of the Statute of Liberty as a pledge of everlasting fidelity and loyalty.
40th Anniversary Crusade to strengthen the Arm of Liberty
1950