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Gen. Grant considered for (OH) statue in Washington
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Edited | Thomas Walker Nov 19, 2009 10:21am |
| Category | General |
| News Date | Nov 19, 2009 10:20am |
| Description | COLUMBUS - State Senator Teresa Fedor and fellow legislative members of National Statuary Collection Study Committee of Ohio will visit the home of President Ulysses S. Grant from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday Nov. 9.
The Committee's schedule will include remarks from Senator Fedor at the Bailey House, located 112 North Water Street, in Georgetown; introductions by Nancy and Stan Purdy and the Grant Homestead Association; a tour of the birth home of President Grant conducted by Grant Homestead Association member tour guides; a tour of Grant's schoolhouse; and a private lunch at the Bailey House.
The National Statuary Collection Study Committee was created as part of Senate Bill 277 of the 126th General Assembly to select a replacement statue to be displayed at the United States Capitol as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection. The Committee is comprised of Chairman Senator Wagoner, Vice Chairman Representative Tom Letson (D-Warren), Senator Teresa Fedor (D-Toledo), Representative Richard Adams (R-Troy), Senator Karen Gillmor (R-Tiffin) and Representative Tyrone Yates (D-Cincinnati).
Members are working to present a formal recommendation by May 2010 to the Ohio General Assembly to replace the statue of former Ohio Governor William Allen with an individual who better represents the values and heritage of the state of Ohio. The other Ohioan represented is former President of the United States, Union general and U.S. Representative from Ohio, James A. Garfield. |
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