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The statue of John Barry commemorates the "Father of the United States Navy", Commodore John Barry (1745-1806). Barry was an Irish-born sailor who joined the American colonists in fighting for independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. Barry became the first commission by the Second Continental Congress.
John Barry (March 25, 1745 – September 13, 1803) was an Irish-born American naval officer who served in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War and in the United States Navy during the Quasi-War.
[2] [14] In 1914, another naval hero, Commodore John Barry, was memorialized with a statue in Franklin Square. His statue was sculpted by John J. Boyle . [ 2 ] In 1922, the Sulgrave Institution represented by Charles Wakefield, 1st Viscount Wakefield , paid for a statue of Edmund Burke to be erected in a small park at the intersection of 11th ...
the rectangular tablet features a portrait bust in relief of barry. an inscription below reads: father of the american navy" / commodore john barry / born in wexford ireland 1745 / died in philadelphia 1803 / received first commission / from the continental congress / to command the lexington 1775 / sailed from boston on the raleigh 1778 / acclaimed in boston in 1780 / for victories on the ...
The Virgin Mary statue stolen from Divine Mercy in South Milwaukee in August 2023 was recovered by South Milwaukee police and returned in September 2024.
Barry McGivern, of the Rory Gallagher Statue Project Trust, said the statue was a "fitting tribute". "Rory came up to Belfast in 1967 and it was a vibrant music scene," Mr McGivern told BBC News NI.
Beyond rebuilding the statue, the severed bronze cleats from the original statue found a new home last month at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri. It is a fitting location.
Union Soldier by John Lachmier Eagles and plaques by John Massey Rhind James H. Windrim, architect War memorial Granite statue, granite pedestal & base, bronze eagles & plaques Statue: 114 in Overall: 428 in IAS 88320047 [214] Corn Bench Village of Arts and Humanities, 2544 Germantown Avenue: 1991 Alejandro Lopez IAS 74960135 [215]