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Daniel Chester French's bronze statue of Georgia founder General James Edward Oglethorpe located in Chippewa Square in Savannah and unveiled on Nov. 23, 1910. The nine-foot statue stands atop a pedestal on which is carved a portion of the charter of the colony. A lion holding a shield is located on each corner of the base. On these shields are found Oglethorpe's coat of arms and the seals of the colony, the state, and the city of Savannah.

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Uploaded on May 25, 2011
Taken on May 25, 2011