Did you know that Harrisburg, PA had it's very own Statue of Liberty - standing in the middle of the Susquehanna River? Our statue appeared mysteriously in the middle of the Susquehanna River, near a town in the middle of Pennsylvania called Dauphin Borough. Most of my family if from Dauphin Borough and while I no longer live in the Borough, I have family that still does. We in Dauphin are proud of our Statue of Liberty, but it was only recently that we found out - where the statue came from and how it got the middle of the river in the first place!
A local attorney built it in his garage to honor the 100th Anniversary of the Statue of Liberty. Now we are celebrating the Satues 125th Anniversary and Attorney Stilp came forward and shared his story. It was made from plywood and Venetian blinds, to cut down on wind resistance, Stlip put it together himself and then recruited a handful of accomplices to sneak it onto
The statue stood for six years until a strong wind blew it off her perch. Instead of letting the statue "die" the Borough of Dauphin collected $25,000 to build a replica. This newer statue has stood proud and tall for 14 years.
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