Statue of Liberty Replica - Overland Park, Kansas - Exact Replicas on Waymarking.com

This 40th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America Statue ofLiberty is located on the west side of campus near the Little Theater entrance. The pedestal is star-shaped with landscaping around it. The plaque reads:

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

From Wikipedia:
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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 8 1/2 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."

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"Summary:
A female figure, representing Liberty, stands wearing a long flowing robe and a crown. Her proper right hand is raised and holds a torch, and her proper left hand cradles an inscribed tablet. The statue is mounted on a base that consists of a pyramidal upper section with a plaque on the front, set within a lower section that is a star-shaped planter"

Where is original located?: New York, NY Where is this replica located?: Overland Park, Kansas Who created the original?: Bartholdi, Frederic Auguste 1834-1904 Internet Link about Original: http://www.nps.gov/stli/index.htm Year Original was Created (approx. ok): 1886

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