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Landmark: Coxe Park
Benjamin Franklin and His Kite
Agnes Yarnell,
1966 (installed 1994)
* Statue of Benjamin Franklin
* small
standing person,
kite
* inscription:
June 12th, 1752 was the day on which Benjamin Franklin
extracted lightning from the sky with his kite and key.
* Coxe Park.
South Side of Cherry, just East of 22nd.
* 39.956800,-75.175550 [map] [nearby]
* On the JFK North tour
* See also:
+ushistory.org's The Electric Ben Franklin