Mr. Steadfast - New Bedford, MA - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

Located at the intersection of the JFK Highway and Elm Street in New Bedford, this Eagle sculpture sits atop a column about 10 feet tall.
The accompanying plaque informs us:

"'MR. STEADFAST'

THIS AMERICAN EAGLE, ADOPTED
AS THE SYMBOL OF
TELEVISION STATION WTEV
AT ITS INAUGURAL PROGRAM,
JAN. 1, 1963, REIGNED ATOP THE
OLD NEW BEDFORD POST OFFICE
FROM 1891 - 1955.
THE EAGLE WAS NAMED
'MR. STEADFAST' IN 1956
BY J. GORDON EDGE, JR., WINNER OF
A STANDARD TIMES CONTEST.

THE AMERICAN EAGLE HAS BEEN
THE EMBLEM OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
SINCE 1782."

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Mr. Steadfast Figure Type: Animal Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: unknown Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: unknown Materials used: cement? Location: at the intersection of the JFK Highway and Elm Street in New Bedford,

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Date Logged Log User Rating   07/10/2010 Metro2 visited it