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and was installed on the dome on May 25, 1905. The statue was removed for restoration by helicopter in the summer of 1998. The statue was placed back onto the dome by Skycrane in September of the same year, after restoration.
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and an eagle with outstretched wings. Its right arm is eternally extended in
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Statue by Roland Hinton Perry atop the Pennsylvania State Capitol
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Roland Hinton Perry
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
gilded
Pennsylvania State Capitol
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
William Penn
commonwealth
garland
benediction

state quarter
Roland Hinton Perry
Pennsylvania state quarter




"The Capitol"
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
the original
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Roland Hinton Perry
Court of Neptune Fountain
Thompson Elk Fountain
Commonwealth

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