Statue of Benjamin Franklin (San Francisco)

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Benjamin Franklin
Benfranklinstatue.jpg
The statue in 2007
Artist Unknown
Type Sculpture
Material Sculpture: Bronze
Base: Granite
Subject Benjamin Franklin
Location San Francisco, California, United States
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Benjamin Franklin – also known as the Benjamin Franklin Memorial, Benjamin Franklin Statue and Cogswell Historical Monument[1] – is an outdoor sculpture in Washington Square, San Francisco, California.[2]

Description

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The smaller-than-life-size bronze statue of American Founding Father Benjamin Franklin, by an unknown sculptor, stands upon an ornate granite base, that contains a time capsule. There are inscriptions on all four sides of the base. Spigots once dispensed drinking water into three stone basins. The spigots have been removed.

History

Created as a Temperance fountain by crusader Henry D. Cogswell, the monument was originally installed at Kearny and Market Streets in 1879. In 1904, it was relocated to Washington Square.[3]

In 1979, 100 years after its creation, a time capsule that was hidden in the statue's base was removed and opened, and contained Cogswell's personal papers. A new time capsule, to be opened in 2079, was installed.[4]

In popular culture

The statue is visible behind Richard Brautigan and Michaela Le Grand on the original cover of Brautigan's 1967 novel Trout Fishing in America.

See also

References

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External links

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  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Note: Control Number: IAS CA000029.
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  4. ↑ Time capsules in San Francisco, from Using San Francisco History.
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