Preserving Our Past to Insure the Future
Raleigh’s bronze tribute to George Washington gets a makeover, but you know they'd rather replace him with that OTHER george...
From his perch on Capitol Square, George Washington projects a jaunty self-confidence, his gaze steady, his chin lifted, his wig tied in a respectable bow — keeping a patriot’s post with sword at the ready.
But after 168 years, even a founding father needs a good scrubbing, especially this ex-president in bronze, who’s turned a bit green from corrosion in the four decades since his last bath.
So over the next week, the man on the $1 bill will get full restoration treatment down to a fresh coat of lacquer.
“He’ll look better and last longer,” said Kara Deadmon, site administrator at the N.C. Capitol. “He’ll be a shiny bronze color.”
Rev. Billy Graham’s neighbor?
Washington’s makeover, funded through a nonprofit support group, comes as the state continues to tinker with Raleigh’s most visible downtown square.
An N.C. House proposal would add a statue of the Rev. Billy Graham, which would be the Capitol’s latest addition since the Confederate monument removal in…
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