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How to Make Money and Create Community with Monuments - Volume 1

The Molly Malone Statue Personifies an Identity for Dublin

Celebrating the “Tart with the Cart”

What has become a famous Irish folk song is known as both “Cockles and Mussels” or “In Dublin’s Fair City,” but it is most commonly referred to as “Molly Malone.” This song has become the unofficial anthem of Dublin in Ireland and drove the creation of the Molly Malone Statue, which celebrates a semi-historical and […]

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The Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Visitor Center Transforms an Industrial Location into a Community Destination

Bringing the Experience of Macadamia Nuts to Visitors

Visitors can experience the growing, harvesting and processing of macadamia nuts into a variety of products for sale at the location and beyond at the Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Visitor Center. Located near the Mauna Loa volcano mountain on the island of Hawaiʻi (aka the Big Island), the Visitor Center highlights what it can mean […]

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The Hilo Town Plantation Bell Tower Connects to the History of the Big Island

Exploring Hilo’s History

The Hilo Town Plantation Bell is dedicated to the memory of the people whose work on sugar plantations defined the early days of Hilo on the island of Hawaiʻi (aka the Big Island). Residing on Kamehameha Avenue that cuts through the main part of the city, the landmark connects the past to the present of […]

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The King Kamehameha Statue in Hilo Allows Audiences to Experience the Legacy of the Hawaiian Kingdom

The tallest of the four statues of King Kamehameha I

Residing in Wailoa River State Park in Hilo on the island of Hawaiʻi (aka the Big Island), the King Kamehameha Statue celebrates the legacy of the leader who conquered and united the islands of Hawai’I to form the Hawaiian Kingdom. The monument connects to the history of this formative event and to the individual that […]

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Ahu’ena Heiau Restores and Celebrates a Piece of Hawaiian History

Among the Most Historic Locations in Hawaii

A reconstruction of an especially important structure in Hawaiian culture provides audiences with a sense of the incredible history that resides in Kailua-Kona on the island of Hawaiʻi (aka the Big Island). Ahu’ena Heiau is connected to an incredibly important era of the Kingdom of Hawaii but is now part of King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach […]

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The Mile Zero Marker and Trail Blazers Monuments Celebrate the Legacy of the Iditarod

From Legend to Reality

Located near the start of the Iditarod National Historic Trail in Seward, Alaska, the Mile Zero Marker and Iditarod Trail Blazers sculptures highlight the history and legacy that the Iditarod represents to the past and present of the entire state of Alaska. By celebrating this history and legacy in such a profound way, the monument […]

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The Captain Cook Monument Provides an Identity to Resolution Park in Anchorage

A Search for the Northwest Passage Charts the Cook Inlet

Located just outside of downtown Anchorage, Alaska, the Captain Cook Monument is a life-size bronze statue of the navigator whose exploration of the area helped form a better understanding of the region in the 18th century. The identity that it has provided the surrounding park is connect to a larger legacy for Anchorage that continues […]

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