Benjamin Franklin Monument - New Orleans, LA
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N 29° 56.890 W 090° 04.190
15R E 782816 N 3316654
The Benjamin Franklin monument faces Camp Street in Lafayette Square, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Waymark Code: WM12B2D
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 04/17/2020
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Excerpt from the New Orleans City Guide, 1938: "Behind the Clay Monument on the Camp St. side of the square stands the Franklin Monument. The statue, which is slightly larger than life size, is an exact copy of the Franklin statue in Lincoln Park, Chicago. It is cast of bronze and bears the inscription at the base: 'Dedicated to all the people of New Orleans by Henry Wadsworth Gustine of Chicago, 1926'."
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From Wikipedia: "Benjamin Franklin FRS FRSA FRSE (January 17, 1706 – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Franklin was a leading writer, printer, political philosopher, politician, Freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, humorist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. As a scientist, he was a major figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. As an inventor, he is known for the lightning rod, bifocals, and the Franklin stove, among other inventions. He founded many civic organizations, including the Library Company, Philadelphia's first fire department and the University of Pennsylvania.
His life and legacy of scientific and political achievement, and his status as one of America's most influential Founding Fathers, have seen Franklin honored more than two centuries after his death on coinage and the $100 bill, warships, and the names of many towns, counties, educational institutions, and corporations, as well as countless cultural references." (
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