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The founding father’s statue has stood in Capitol Square downtown since 1857 but hasn’t had a fresh coat of lacquer in 43 ...
A statue of George Washington is on display at the Florida Capitol for the state's celebration of America's 250th anniversary. The statue is on loan from George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate ...
In 1921, the United Kingdom's foreign secretary, Earl Curzon of Kedleston, said of George Washington: “... he was a great Englishman, one of the greatest Englishmen who ever lived; because ...
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's office recently said it was going to remove a statue of George Washington on the fifth floor of City Hall near the Mayor's Office—only to reverse ...
CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — A statue of George Washington will remain on display at Chicago’s city hall, after a change in plans by Mayor Brandon Johnson. On Tuesday, a spokesman for the mayor ...
Donation Options Search Search Search The city plans to remove this statue of George Washington by the elevators on the fifth floor of City Hall, near the mayor’s office. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times ...
"Now, thousands of people who visit Florida's Capitol building every year will see the statue, and will inspire patriotism and remind people of the civic virtue embodied in President Washington." ...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has decided to remove a statue of George Washington in City Hall, but, according to a top aide, the decision has nothing to do with the first president being a slave ...
“He’ll be a shiny bronze color.” A statue of George Washington stands on the grounds of the North Carolina State Capitol in Raleigh. Kaitlin McKeown The News & Observer Washington’s ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration had planned to remove the George Washington statue from outside the mayor’s office, his spokesman confirmed Tuesday while hinting at instead honoring a ...