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Monument fears and plans in Washington squares
An old report recalls the January 16 1905 attempt to blow up Frederick the Great statue and details memorials in Washington. It notes debates over site choices near the capitol, elms transplanted to make room, and the roles of Grant Sherman and Lee statues in Memorial Hall. It mentions Lafayette square’s future changes and Polish protests, with Senator Bartholdt proposing Lafayette square be renamed Independence Square.
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Frederick the Great
Gen. Thomas
Thomas Circle
Gen. Grant
Botanical Garden
Capitol
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington
Gen
Grant
Ohio
Galena
Windis
Lincoln
Hlinois
Memorial Hall
James A. Shields
Miss Willard
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Virginia
Robert DB. Lee
Lee
Ohip
Tiliols
Waa
Representat ‘of
Congress
Sheridan
Phil
Winchester
Green Circle
Massachusetts Avenue
McPherson
Atlanta
Thomas
Chickamauga
Farragut
Dupont
Sea Service
John A. Logan
Mancock
Sherman
Lafayette Square
Lafayette
Rochambeau
Great Britain
Pulaski
Steuben
Andrew Jackson
Jackson
William
United States
Fred
Frederick
Bartholdt
Missouri
Lafayette. Square
Independence Square
Gen. Jackson
George Washington