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 Milpitas Minute Man - Milpitas, CA Posted by:  saopaulo1
N 37° 25.972 W 121° 53.960
10S E 597376 N 4143461
A statue of the minute man in front of Milpitas' city hall.
Waymark Code: WMKBY5
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/16/2014
Views: 3
The statute is of a man in front of a piece of agricultural equipment. A coat hangs of the equipment. The man is holding a musket in his right hand and wears a coat and old fashioned pointed hat.
Plaque Reads:
"Milpitas Minute Man.
The Minute Man Statue is in commemoration of a small group of Milipitas citizens that called themselves "The Minute Men" The fougt annexation to the city of San Jose and won. The Minute Man image was addpoted to appear in the seal in 1962.
Dedicated January 25, 2014.
In Honor of the city's 60th Anniversary.
Milpitas City Council:
Mayor Jose S Esteves,
vice mayor Althea Polanski,
Councilmember Armando Gomez,
Councilmember Debbie Indihar Giordano,
Councilmember Carmen Montano.
City mamanger Tom Williams.
Made Pssible by the City of Milpitas Public Art Committee. Artist David Alan Clark.
Subject: Town
Commemoration: 60
Date of Founding: 1962
Date of Commemoration: 2014
Address:
455 E Calaveras Blvd, Milpitas, CA.
Overview Photograph:
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Detail Photograph:
Yes
Web site if available: Not listed
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