Benjamin Franklin – also known as the Benjamin Franklin Memorial, Benjamin Franklin Statue and Cogswell Historical Monument[1] – is an outdoor sculpture in Washington Square, San Francisco, California.[2]
The smaller-than-life-size bronze statue of American Founding FatherBenjamin Franklin, by an unknown sculptor, stands upon an ornate granite base, that contains a time capsule. There are inscriptions on all four sides of the base. Spigots once dispensed drinking water into three stone basins. The spigots have been removed.
In 1979, 100 years after its creation, a time capsule that was hidden in the statue's base was removed and opened, and contained Cogswell's personal papers. A new time capsule, to be opened in 2079, was installed.[4]
^"Benjamin Franklin, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved February 23, 2016. Note: Control Number: IAS CA000016.
^"Benjamin Franklin, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved February 23, 2016. Note: Control Number: IAS CA000029.
^Myrick, David F. (1972). San Francisco's Telegraph Hill. Howell-North Books. p. 139. ISBN9780831070939. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
^Time capsules in San Francisco, from Using San Francisco History.
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