Memorial in Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Independence Flagstaff, also known as the Charles F. Murphy Memorial Flagpole, is an outdoor memorial by sculptor
Anthony de Francisci, located in
Union Square Park in
Manhattan, New York, which commemorates the 150th anniversary of the signing of the
United States Declaration of Independence. The memorial was cast in 1926 and dedicated on July 4, 1930. It was made of steel, with
copper sheathing, and is set on a granite pedestal which includes bronze bas-reliefs and plaques.
[1] The monument is in axial alignment with
Henry Kirke Brown's statues of
George Washington and
Abraham Lincoln.
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