Can You Identify These Statues From the United States?

By: J.P. Naomi
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Can You Identify These Statues From the United States?
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About This Quiz

Oh, Lady Liberty! While the Statue of Liberty sits in the New York City harbor getting all the glory, tons of other statues in the United States are waiting for their chance. Here it is! There are tons of statues within the 50 states. While some of them are more known than others, can you identify all of these statues?

When it comes to the statues in the United States, many of them show an important person or depiction of history. You'd find the sixteenth president, Abraham Lincoln, sitting at his memorial in Washington, D.C. He is recognized for leading the Union in the Civil War to abolish slavery. Another popular statue is that of Mount Rushmore. Carved into the side of a mountain, this statue features the faces of four American presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt. Although these are some of the most popular statues in the United States, you can't forget about the rest!

Can you recognize Christ of the Ozarks? A statue found in Arkansas, it heavily resembles the imagery of the Rio de Janeiro statue, Christ the Redeemer. A half-man, half-god statue, could you identify the Atlas that sits at Rockefeller Center in New York City?

These statues are major shining lights in the United States. From Alaska to California to Maine, could you identify all these statues?

Will you come to life and come out on top of this quiz, or will you be frozen like these statues? Let's find out!

Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
This granite statue is known as the Stone of Hope. It was carved by sculptor Lei Yixin and is located in West Potomac Park next to the National Mall in Washington, DC.
Hermann Heights Monument
Don Juan de Oñate
William Penn

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Wall Drug Dinosaur
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
William Penn
Apatosaurus
Apatosaurus means "deceptive lizard"! This statue of the "Wall Drug Dinosaur" is located in Wall, South Dakota and was completed in 1968 by Emmet Sullivan.
Statue of Liberty
The Equestrian

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Johnny Kaw
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
The Equestrian
William Penn
Johnny Kaw
The Johnny Kaw statue is located in Manhattan, Kansas. It was created by William Stewart and completed in 1966.
Samuel Adams

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Athena of the Parthenon
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
William Penn
Forever Marilyn
Miss Pocahontas
Athena of the Parthenon
This replica was created by Alan LeQuire in 1990 and it is located in in Nashville, Tennessee. Le Quire's specialty is large-scale work!

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Atlas
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
Atlas
Atlas is a bronze statue located in front of Rockefeller Center in New York City. The sculpture depicts the Ancient Greek Titan Atlas holding the heavens. It is 45 feet tall!
Light of the World
Rocket Thrower
Dignity

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Bellerophon Taming Pegasus
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
Dignity
Statue of Liberty
Bellerophon Taming Pegasus
Bellerophon Taming Pegasus is an outdoor sculpture by Jacques Lipchitz, depicting Bellerophon and Pegasus. It was the final sculpture worked on by Lipchitz, and was completed after his death in 1973. It is located in New York City.
Chief Passamaquoddy

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The Eternal Indian
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
Chief Passamaquoddy
Big Freeport Indian
Pioneer Woman
The Eternal Indian
The Eternal Indian statue is also known as the Black Hawk Statue. It was sculpted by Lorado Taft between 1908 - 1911. It is located in Oregon, Illinois overlooking Rock River.

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The Keeper of the Plains
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
Black Hawk Statue
The Keeper of the Plains
The Keeper of the Plains is a 44-foot Cor-Ten steel sculpture by Kiowa-Comanche artist Blackbear Bosin. It stands at the confluence of the Arkansas and Little Arkansas rivers in Wichita, Kansas.
Iron Man
Lux Mundi

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Golden Driller
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
Lux Mundi
Vision of Peace
Golden Driller
The Golden Driller is a 75-foot-tall, 43,500-pound statue of an oil worker, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is the fifth-tallest statue in the United States!
Johnny Kaw

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Dinny the Dinosaur
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
Johnny Kaw
Jolly Green Giant
Paul Bunyan
Brontosaurus
Brontosaurus, also known as "Dinny the Dinosaur" is located in Cabazon, California. It was created by Claude K. Bell in 1978 and is made from concrete over a steel frame.

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Ceres
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
Paul Bunyan
Brontosaurus
Ceres
This statue of Ceres stands atop the Chicago Board of Trade Building in Chicago, Illinois. It is made from aluminum and was created by John Storrs in 1930.
Iron Man

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Our Lady Of The Rockies
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
Our Lady Of The Rockies
Our Lady Of The Rockies is located high atop the Continental Divide overlooking Butte, Montana. It is the 4th-tallest statue in the United States!
Iron Man
Light of the World
Athena of the Parthenon

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Paul Bunyan
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
Athena of the Parthenon
Jolly Green Giant
Paul Bunyan
There are many statues of Paul Bunyan around the country! This fiberglass one is located at the Paul Bunyan Historical Museum in Akeley, Minnesota. It was created in 1985 by Dean Krotzer.
Don Juan de Oñate

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Pegasus and Dragon
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
Pegasus and Dragon
Pegasus and Dragon is located on Hallandale Beach in Florida. It is made of bronze and steel and stands 100 feet tall!
Don Juan de Oñate
Hermann Heights Monument
William Penn

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Statue of Freedom
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
Tuong Phat Quan Am
Columbia Triumphant
Columbia Triumphant sits atop the center pylon of the Maine Monument located in Central Park in New York City. She is being drawn in a seashell chariot by three sea horses.
Statue of Freedom
Statue of Liberty

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Jolly Green Giant
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
Jolly Green Giant
The Jolly Green Giant statue is located in Blue Earth, Minnesota. It was created by Creative Displays F.A.S.T. Corporation in 1979 and stands 55 feet tall!
Statue of Liberty
Victory
Goddess of Victory and Peace

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Diana of the Tower
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
Goddess of Victory and Peace
USS Maine Quadriga
Diana of the Tower
Diana of the Tower is an iconic statue by sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens. It once stood atop the tower of Madison Square Garden from 1893 to 1925. but since 1932, it has been in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Golden Driller

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Apotheosis of St. Louis
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
Apotheosis of St. Louis
Apotheosis of St. Louis is a statue of King Louis IX of France, namesake of St. Louis, Missouri. It was built between 1904 - 1906 and is located in front of the Saint Louis Art Museum in Forest Park.
Athena of the Parthenon
Birth of the New World
Light of the World

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Civic Fame
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
Light of the World
Civic Fame
Civic Fame was created by Adolph Alexander Weinman in 1914. Made of gilded copper, it stands atop a municipal building in Manhattan, New York City.
Paul Bunyan
Iron Man

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Theodore Roosevelt
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
Iron Man
Don Juan de Oñate
Theodore Roosevelt
This statue of Theodore Roosevelt is made of bronze and stands 5.6 feet tall. Created by Paul Manship in 1967, it is located at the Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial along the Potomac River in Washington, DC.
The Equestrian

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Birth of the New World
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
The Equestrian
Fountain of Time
The American Volunteer
Birth of the New World
Birth of the New World is the tallest statue within the United States territory. Located in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, it depicts Christopher Columbus and three masts. It is known as La Estatua de Colón.

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Pioneer Woman
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
The American Volunteer
Pioneer Woman
Pioneer Woman is made of bronze and was created by Bryant Baker in 1930. It resides in Ponca City, Oklahoma and was donated to the state by millionaire oilman E.W. Marland.
William Penn
Samuel Adams

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Miss Pocahontas
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
Dignity
Christ of the Ozarks
Ad Astra
Miss Pocahontas
Miss Pocahontas is 25 feet tall and is made of steel, wood and fiberglass. It was made by W.C. Ballard in 1956 and is located in ... Pocahontas, Iowa of course!

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Orpheus
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
Ad Astra
Orpheus
Located at Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland, the Orpheus statue is located at the Francis Scott Key Monument. It commemorates Key's writing of The Star-Spangled Banner.
Black Hawk Statue
Pegasus And Dragon

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Rocket Thrower
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
Golden Driller
The Eternal Indian
Rocket Thrower
The Rocket Thrower is a bronze sculpture by American sculptor Donald De Lue. Created for the 1964 New York World's Fair, it is located in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens.
Indian God of Peace

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Indian God of Peace
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
Ceres
Indian God of Peace
The Vision of Peace is a statue in the three-story memorial concourse lobby along the Fourth Street entrance of the Saint Paul City Hall and Ramsey County Courthouse in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It was created by Swedish sculptor Carl Milles and stands 38-feet high.
Columbia Triumphant
Liberty Enlightening the World

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Iron Man
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
Liberty Enlightening the World
The Eternal Indian
Brontosaurus
Iron Man
The Iron Man statue is a figure of an iron miner located at the entrance to the Minnesota Discovery Center just outside Chisholm, Minnesota. It stands 85 feet tall and was completed in 1987 out of iron ore by Jack E. Anderson.

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Lucy the Elephant
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
Brontosaurus
Lucy the Elephant
Lucy the Elephant is a six-story elephant-shaped example of novelty architecture, constructed of wood and tin sheeting in 1881 by James V. Lafferty in Margate City, New Jersey. It is the oldest surviving roadside tourist attraction in America.
Dallas Zoo Giraffe
Atlas

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Portlandia
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
Portlandia
Portlandia is a sculpture by Raymond Kaskey and is based on the design of the city seal. It is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States, after the Statue of Liberty.
Atlas
Our Lady Of The Rockies
Light of the World

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Vulcan
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
Light of the World
Paul Bunyan
Vulcan
The Vulcan statue is the largest cast iron statue in the world, and is the city symbol of Birmingham, Alabama, reflecting its roots in the iron and steel industry. It stands 56-feet tall and depicts the Roman god Vulcan, god of fire and forge.
The Equestrian

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Benjamin Franklin
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
The Equestrian
Ad Astra
Benjamin Franklin
This marble statue of Benjamin Franklin is located in the rotunda of the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is the national memorial for him and was created by James Earle Fraser in 1938.
Fountain of Time

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Goddess of Victory and Peace
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
Fountain of Time
Athena of the Parthenon
Goddess of Victory and Peace
The Goddess of Victory and Peace statue stands atop the pavilion located at the Pennsylvania State Memorial Gettysburg Battlefield in Pennsylvania. The statue was cast from melted-down cannons.
Bellerophon Taming Pegasus

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Hermann Heights Monument
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
Bellerophon Taming Pegasus
Lux Mundi
Liberty Enlightening the World
Hermann Heights Monument
The Hermann Heights Monument is a statue in New Ulm, Minnesota. The statue, sculpted by Alfonz Pelzer, depicts Hermann the Cheruscan - the Chieftain of the Cherusci tribe.

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Christ of the Ozarks
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
Chief Passamaquoddy
Christ of the Ozarks
Christ of the Ozarks was created by Emmet Sullivan in 1966. Made of cast concrete, it sits high atop Magnetic Mountain in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
Jolly Green Giant
Iron Man

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Dignity
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
Civic Fame
Vision of Peace
Dignity
Dignity, also known as Dignity of Earth & Sky, is a sculpture overlooking the Missouri River near Chamberlain, South Dakota. It depicts an Indigenous woman in Plains-style dress receiving a star quilt.
Victory

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Don Juan de Oñate
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
Don Juan de Oñate
The statue of Don Juan de Oñate is also known as The Equestrian. It stands 36 feet tall and is located at the El Paso International Airport in El Paso, Texas.
Victory
The American Volunteer
The Equestrian

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Forever Marilyn
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
Statue of Liberty
Tuong Phat Quan Am
Forever Marilyn
Forever Marilyn is a GIANT statue of Marilyn Monroe designed by Seward Johnson. The statue is a representation of one of the most famous images of Monroe, taken from the 1955 film The Seven Year Itch. It stands 26 feet tall!
Miss Pocahontas

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Fountain of Time
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
Victory
Fountain of Time
The Fountain of Time is also known as just Time. It was sculpted by Lorado Taft, and despite most statues being tall in height, this one is wide in length! It measures 126 feet across. It is located in Washington Park in Chicago, Illinois.
Ad Astra
The Eternal Indian

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Statue of Liberty
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty is also known as Liberty Enlightening the World. It is a massive copper statue standing 151 feet tall. It was gifted to the United States by the people of France and dedicated on October 28, 1886.
The Eternal Indian
Christ of the Ozarks
The American Volunteer

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The American Volunteer
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
Don Juan de Oñate
Civic Fame
The American Volunteer
The American Volunteer is a 21-foot tall granite statue that is also known as The American Soldier, and its nickname is "Old Simon." It is the centerpiece of the Antietam National Cemetery in Sharpsburg, Maryland.
Black Hawk Statue

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Thatcher Memorial Fountain
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
Black Hawk Statue
Rocket Thrower
Thatcher Memorial Fountain
Thatcher Memorial Fountain is a fountain located in Denver, Colorado. It was created by sculptor Lorado Taft and dedicated in 1918. The central figure represents "The State" / "Colorado" surrounded by three groups of Loyalty, Love and Learning.
Columbia Triumphant

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Ad Astra
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
Columbia Triumphant
Johnny Kaw
Ad Astra
Ad Astra is a bronze depiction of a Kansa warrior aiming an arrow at the North Star. It stands atop the Capitol dome in Topeka, Kansas and was created by artist Richard Bergen.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Tuong Phat Quan Am
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Tuong Phat Quan Am
Tuong Phat Quan Am is located in Sugar Land, Texas at the Vietnamese Buddhist Center. Standing 72-feet tall, it is one of the tallest statues in the United States.
Paul Bunyan
Our Lady Of The Rockies

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Myles Standish Monument statue
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
Pegasus And Dragon
Bellerophon Taming Pegasus
Myles Standish Monument
Made of granite in 1898, the Myles Standish Monument is located at the Myles Standish Monument State Reservation in Duxbury, Massachusetts. Myles Standish was one of the first settlers and founders of Duxbury.
Athena of the Parthenon

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Victory
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
Athena of the Parthenon
Rocket Thrower
Light of the World
Victory
The Victory statue is also known as "Miss Indiana." It was sculpted by George Brewster in 1893 and sits atop the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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William Penn
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
William Penn
The William Penn statue is located at Philadelphia City Hall in Pennsylvania. Penn was the founder of the state of Pennsylvania.
Apotheosis of St. Louis
Johnny Kaw
Black Hawk Statue

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Samuel Adams
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Which statue is seen here in this photo?
Black Hawk Statue
Lux Mundi
Paul Bunyan
Samuel Adams
This statue of Samuel Adams was created by Anne Whitney. It is located in front of Faneuil Hall Plaza in Boston, Massachusetts. Sam Adams was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

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