This is a serious proposal. It would be called the Statue of Freedom.
News2 in Charleston reports: "At Tuesday's monthly board meeting,Rodney Cook, of the National Monument Foundation suggested that a maleversion of Lady Liberty could house a museum about South Carolina'srole in the Civil War. The statue would be the same size as the one in New York City, andcost about $150M. Most of that money would come from the private sector. Nick Tompkins, the spokesperson for Patriot's Point told News 2 inan email, “This is one of many presentations or ideas that our Boardhas been asked to consider for Patriots Point's Master Plan.“ Tompkinsalso said, the board did not take any action on the presentation."
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