29yrswithaGApass Posted June 30, 2016 Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 Click here to see the whole Spotlight! Samples below. Comments and discussions are welcomed! Like This Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted July 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2016 Happy Fourth of July! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThemeParkRider Posted July 8, 2016 Report Share Posted July 8, 2016 In a world before cell phones, this statue was our salvation if anyone in my family was to get separated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted July 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2016 We may make a Planned But Never Built spotlight for this in the future because we do have additional photos, but it is interesting to note that at one time the redesigned entrance area included a much more elaborate fountain than just the simple octagonal one that was built. Here are two views of it with a larger size Patriot Statue sitting within an irregular shaped fountain/water area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdc12192 Posted July 8, 2016 Report Share Posted July 8, 2016 The thought of the fountain having that look today is amazing. Those photos instantly stood out to me with the 'boardwalk' or 'waterfront' feel to it. Can't help but think 'what if'! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted May 12, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2023 We received some detailed feedback on the Patriot Statue from one of our readers. Here is the information he shared: "Not sure if anyone has ever pointed this out about the statue. But it's incorrect with the minuteman with a rifle. The rifle he is holding is a P53 Enfield Rifle. 53 as in 1853. Based on the barrel bands, ramrod, sights and even the hammer. Which is percussion cap instead of flint. The barrel bands are screw types which didn't come around until really before the Civil War Era. P53 was used primarily by the Confederacy during the Civil War as they didn't have much access to Union Made Springfield and such muskets/rifles." Interesting stuff! Below is a composite of the statue (referred to as the "Revolutionary War Monument") in the studio of M&G Inc. of Philadelphia on March 16, 1994. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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