Sir Walter Raleigh - Perth, Australia
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S 31° 57.311 E 115° 51.527
50J E 392150 N 6463963
A Statue of Sir Walter Raleigh at the southern end of London Court in Perth
Waymark Code: WMGWMV
Location: Western Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 04/17/2013
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Sir Walter Raleigh was born about 1552 and was known as an explorer and trying to established a colony in what is now North Carolina. He is credited with introducing potatoes and tobacco into England.
After two attempts to find the fabled "El Dorado" failed he was executed on 29th October 1618
The lifesize statue dressed in period costume is composed of stone and is standing looking down at the passers-by walking up and down London Court ,a tudor styled arcade built in the 1930s, from a height of 4m
URL of the statue: Not listed
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