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SUMMARY:One Statue that Should have been Torn Down
DESCRIPTION:On July 9, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was read 
 in front of George Washington and his troops in New York City. The tro
 ops were so moved by what they had just heard that they tore down the 
 statue of King George in the Bowling Green section of Manhatten was me
 lted down to make musket balls for the Continental army. Forensic evid
 ence proved that some of these musket balls were used at the Battle of
  Monmouth. \r\nhttps://twitter.com/Rightturn_only/status/127106313295
 8535681\r\n\r\nhttps://www.amrevmuseum.org/press-room/press-releases/%
 E2%80%9Cmelted-majesty%E2%80%9D-musket-ball-discovered-monmouth-battle
 field-be-displayed \r\n\r\nOn the night of July 4, citizens of Philade
 lphia ripped King George III's coat of arms from the State House door 
 and threw it into a bonfire. \r\nIn Savannah, citizens even held a fak
 e funeral for the King when the news finally reached them in August.\r
 \nhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/smart-living/these-4th-of-july-f
 acts-will-change-the-way-you-look-at-american-history/ss-BB18W655\r\n\
 r\nHow we remember King George III  these days  https://twitter.com/
 BradSerton/status/1271076006913286145\r\n\r\nAs far as other statues .
 .. let's remember Washington's many statues ( even though he would lik
 ely prefer the Washington Monument Ob0lisk in Washington DC\r\n\r\nThe
  Washington Monument in Baltimore has this image of Washington at its 
 apex.\r\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Monument_(Baltimore)
 \r\n\r\nHere in Philly, our monument to Washington resides in Eakins O
 val on the Ben Franklin Parkway and was dedicated in May 1897, 120 yea
 rs ago.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\n\nFor more information visit https://www.agil
 ephilly.com/events/statue-that-was-torn-down
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CATEGORIES:dedication, george, washington, statue, king
LOCATION:New York City
WEBSITE:https://twitter.com/Rightturn_only/status/1271063132958535681
URL:https://twitter.com/Rightturn_only/status/1271063132958535681
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ORGANIZER;CN="John Voris, Lead Coordinator":https://www.agilephilly.co
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