George Washington - Independence Hall, Philadelphia
Posted by: Telomere
N 39° 56.943 W 075° 08.998
18S E 487189 N 4422113
George Washington presides directly in front of this historic structure.
Waymark Code: WM6V40
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 07/21/2009
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George Washington was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army here in 1775. This bronze was sculpted in 1910, (after Philadelphia schoolchildren donated their pennies toward the cost) and was modeled after the 1869 marble statue by Joseph A. Bailey - which previously stood here: