Wynken, Blyken, and Nod Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
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These characters from a children's verse are memorialized in a bronze statue that sits in a fountain in the Green in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. The words of the Dutch lullabye are shown on a nearby marker.
Waymark Code: WM470C
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 07/16/2008
Views: 50
Wellsboro natives Fred and Elizabeth Bailey, lived their lives Denver, Colorado. Following the death of Mrs. Brady, Mr. Brady commissioned this bronze statue of Wynken, Blynken, and Nod which he presented to the Brady's hometown of Wellsboro. The statue has been in place on the Green since its dedication on Friday, September 23, 1938.
The statue has been on display since that time with the addition of the wrought iron fence and the addition of the marker bearing the poem. Restoration work was done on the statue in 1989.
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Wynken, Blynken, and Nod
Figure Type: Human
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Mabel Landrum Torrey
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: September 23, 1938
Materials used: bronze
Location: On the Green in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
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