Statue of Liberty Replica - Troy, KS - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

County of statue: Doniphan County
Location of statue: S. Main St., courthouse lawn, Troy
Artist: Unknown
Artist of original: Frederic Auguste Bartholdi

Proper Description: "Allegorical female figure, representing Liberty, stands holding a torch aloft in her proper right hand. A book or tablet is crooked in her proper left elbow. The figure wears Classical-style robes and a star-like crown. Sculpture stands on a square, tapered pedestal." ~ Smithsonian American Art Museum

Remarks: " This is one of nearly 200 small replicas of Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty (IAS record 76003645) placed around the country as part of the Boy Scouts of America's 40th anniversary (1950). According to a March 1986 Fact Sheet from the Boy Scouts of America (on file in IAS), the idea for the project originated with Jack Whitaker, then Scout Commissioner of the Kansas City Area Council. The copper statues were manufactured by Friedley-Voshardt Co. (Chicago, IL) and purchased through the Kansas City Boy Scouts office.
The Troy statue was a gift of Harriett Drummond and cost $500." Smithsonian American Art Museum

There are no plaques directly on this statue, as there is on most of the others. But there are two plaques next to the monument:
Plaque One:

RESTORE OUR LIBERTY
Doniphan County Historical Society's Campaign
To restore Doniphan County's Statue of Liberty.
[list of contributors] Plaque Two: With the faith and courage of
the forefathers who made
possible the freedom of these
United States

THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

Dedicate this replica of the
Statue of Liberty as a pledge
of everlasting fidelity and
Loyalty

40th Anniversary to
Strengthen the arm of Liberty
1950. Supplemental Plaque: Rededication on the 4th of July, 2005 to honor the Doniphan County, Kansas veterans and their families for their selfless service in the defense of Freedom, Liberty and the people of the grateful nation.

TITLE: Statue of Liberty Replica ARTIST(S): Unknown; Original: Frederic Auguste Bartholdi DATE: Dedicated Sept. 15, 1950; restored and rededicated 2005 MEDIUM: Sculpture: copper sheet; Base: painted concrete CONTROL NUMBER: IAS KS000399 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: S. Main St. courthouse lawn Troy, KS 66087 DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: Nothing in listing about the accompanying plaques. Other Liberty replicas have the plaque attached, this one has them alongside the base, but the text is the same and as important to the structure.

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