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America’s first monument is a lesson in how to honor our warriors

In 1776, for the country’s first act of commemoration, the Continental Congress shipped Benjamin Franklin off to Paris with 300 pounds sterling for the proposed Gen. Richard Montgomery monument. Franklin hired Jean-Jacques Caffieri, and, under his chisel, the marble grew into an altar overflowing with Greco-Roman and Biblical symbols. The monument now decorates the facade […]

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Washington ExaminerLean R·1h ago
America’s first monument is a lesson in how to honor our warriors
In 1776, for the country’s first act of commemoration, the Continental Congress shipped Benjamin Franklin off to Paris with 300 pounds sterling for the proposed Gen. Richard Montgomery monument. Franklin hired Jean-Jacques Caffieri, and, under his chisel, the marble grew into an altar overflowing with Greco-Roman and Biblical symbols. The monument now decorates the facade […]
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