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

The Thurgood Marshall Memorial Provides an Identity to State House Square

Transforming a Space to Create Engagement

Honoring the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, the Thurgood Marshall Memorial defines State House Square in Annapolis, Maryland. Connecting audiences to the history of the country as well as the legacy of an individual that helped define the Civil Rights movement in the United States, the memorial has provided the space with an identity that […]

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The Hemingway Home and Museum Preserves and Celebrates a Literacy Legacy

When History Becomes a Landmark

Serving as the home of famed American author Ernest Hemmingway in the 1930s, the Hemmingway Home and Museum is connected to an essential piece of literary and local history of Key West, Florida. Visited by thousands of people each year, the location highlights what it can mean for legacy to define a landmark in a […]

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Harry Truman Provides an Identity for a Key West Neighborhood

Defining the Modern Industry of Key West

The Truman Annex is both a neighborhood and military installation in Key West, Florida. The area is named after President Harry S. Truman on account of the building that would become known as the “Little White House” but the way in which his legacy has defined this mixed-use redevelopment site that sits in the heart […]

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Multiple Elements of Miami History and Culture Define the “Pillar of History”

A Legacy of Multiple Pieces of History

Commissioned by the Florida Department of Transportation in 1995, the “Pillar of History” is a 36-foot high carved column that graphically narrates the lives of the Tequesta Indians, in Miami, Florida. Created by Cuban Master Sculptor Manuel Carbonell, the piece as well as various markers that are thematically connected to multiple eras and aspects of […]

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The Fulford-by-the-Sea Fountain Provides an Identity for a North Miami Neighborhood

An Irreplaceable Symbol of North Miami Beach History

The Fulford-By-The-Sea Fountain is a historic fountain located in a residential neighborhood in North Miami Beach, Florida. Built as part of a development project, it provided an identity for the early neighborhood that has ended up spanning eras and audiences to become an especially distinct symbol for an entire area. Built as Part of a […]

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Atlas Becomes an Icon of the Rockefeller Center and for New York City

Creating a Legacy of Engagement and Opportunity

A large bronze statue that depicts a famous figure from ancient Greece mythology sits in front of the Rockefeller Center in New York, New York. Holding the heavens on his shoulders, Atlas has become an icon that is associated with the Rockefeller Center and also used as a means of identity for the building and […]

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The Key West AIDS Memorial Commemorates and Brings Together an Entire Community

A Legacy Tied to Loss and Love

Overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and set amidst the tropical setting of Key West, Florida, the Key West AIDS Memorial has become an essential element of both the landscape and community by featuring the names of the people from the area who died of complications due to AIDS. This ever-evolving memorial has become a hub of […]

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