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Re: The incredible shrinking national monuments
Grishny, on host 207.90.118.107
Tuesday, May 15, 2001, at 23:31:15
The incredible shrinking national monuments posted by Mike, the penny-stamp man on Tuesday, May 15, 2001, at 22:59:45:
> In Columbus, MS (my hometown, population c. 35,000), there is a 10-12 foot version of the Statue of Liberty in the median of Main Street. As a child, i used to wonder why people on TV made such a big fuss about traveling to see the Statue.
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> Penny "Ah, what an 'innocent' childhood" stamp
When I visited and toured Boston, Mass, I saw the Bunker Hill monument from a distance. I thought it looked like a short and stubbier version of the Washington Monument. Why I am mentioning this, I do not know. It just sort of fits into this thread.
Gri"but only sort of"shny
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