Miner Sculpture - Spiva Park - Joplin MO
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N 37° 05.285 W 094° 30.772
15S E 365542 N 4105714
Tucked away in a quiet corner of Spiva Park, this sculpture represents Joplin's humble beginnings as a mining town. Fourth & Main, downtown Joplin.
Waymark Code: WMKJG0
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 04/21/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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"Hundreds attended the dedication ceremony on July 7, 1966. Christy Cragin, Spiva's eleven-year-old granddaughter, unveiled the park's marble statue of a hard-rock lead and zinc miner. Raymon Sharp, descendant of an early Joplin mining family, had posed for the statue. He wears overalls and a cap with a carbide lamp. At his feet lie the tools of his trade-a shovel and pick and his lunch pail. Sculptor Piccini Stefano chiseled the 1,000 pound statue in his studio in Carrara, Italy, and then shipped it to Joplin."

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Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Joplin Miner

Figure Type: Human

Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Piccini Stefano

Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: July 7, 1966

Materials used: Marble

Location: Spiva Park - Joplin MO

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