Patriotic Places to Visit This July in KC National World War I Museum and Memorial
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Replica Liberty Bell: To celebrate America’s
(TheWorldWar.org). Interactive displays, thought-provoking
bicentennial in 1976, a replica of the Liberty Bell and
films and eyewitness testimonies help guide visitors through
a bicentennial flag were placed at home in front of
one of the largest collections of WWI artifacts in the world.
the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library.
Flags for Freedom June 26-July 10 at Merriam Marketplace.
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George Washington Statue: Located in
Each year, Downtown Merriam and the surrounding area
Washington Square Park (Pershing Road & Grand)
transform with perfect rows of patriotic pride as Flags 4
near Crown Center, the 16-foot-tall, 11,000-pound
Freedom volunteers place more than 1,500 U.S. flags. Everyone
statue depicts General George Washington astride
is invited to stop by during the week around the Fourth of
his horse at Valley Forge during the American
July to view an astonishing display that honors our nation.
Revolution.
Harry S. Truman Audio Tours Take an audio tour of the
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historic sites telling the story of the People’s President, the
City, MO, City Hall, the 10-foot-tall, 2,500-pound
Man from Missouri, our 33rd president, Harry S. Truman. Three
statue shows President Lincoln sitting in a chair
smartphone tours covering several tour stops are currently
holding a book and gazing at his son Tad.
available and free to the public. Learn more at NPS.gov/ hstr/learn/photosmultimedia/cell-phone-tour.htm.
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Kansas City’s Two Little Statues of Liberty: You can
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The Eagle Statue: The bronze statue depicts an eagle with a wingspan of 14 feet and weighs in at 2,000 pounds. The sculpture originally stood in a courtyard of a Japanese temple as part of their
find two 8-1/2-foot-tall replicas of Lady Liberty in Kansas City,
exhibit at the Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, also
MO. One is located across from Research Hospital at Meyer
known as the St. Louis World’s Fair in 1904. The statue
Boulevard & Prospect Avenue. The other is on the lawn of
was purchased by the J.C. Nichols Company and
North Kansas City High School. Both were installed as part
donated to Kansas City, where it made its home at
of a program led by the Boy Scouts of America to place
Ward Parkway & 67th Street.
about 200 statues around the United States for their 40th anniversary in 1950.
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Abraham Lincoln and His Son Tad Statue: Located on the south plaza of the Kansas
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