LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A refurbished replica of the Statue of Liberty is awaiting installation at a new location in Lincoln after two previous moves.
The 290-pound copper statue was one of more than 200 spread across America in the mid-1900s that were sold for $350, the Lincoln Journal Star (https://bit.ly/2otcHrQ ) reported. The one in Lincoln will soon be installed at Antelope Park’s Veterans Memorial Garden.
The statue was purchased by the Boy Scouts and donated to the city in 1951, according to Boy Scouts of America Cornhusker Council volunteer Rick Wolzen. The organization said in its national newsletter that the statues, “may be found in the lovely hills of New Jersey, the vast reaches of the plains, the land ’o lakes and in the majestic Rockies.”
The statue in Lincoln was originally on the corner of a busy intersection before moving to Liberty Plaza in 1986, a location dedicated by Mayor Roland Luedtke and a new generation of Boy Scouts. But the plaza is now being torn down as part of the Folsom Children’s Zoo’s expansion plans.
The Boy Scouts plan to be a part of the next dedication, as they were in previous moves.
“At this point, we hope it doesn’t get moved again,” Wolzen said.
The city expects to complete the move by this spring or early summer. Lincoln Parks and Recreation Assistant Director Jerry Shorney said there had been talk of putting the statue back at its original location, but officials decided the garden would allow people more time to view it.
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Information from: Lincoln Journal Star, https://www.journalstar.com
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