Angelina Eberly Bronze Statue on Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas
seven-foot tall monument of Angelina Eberly, with a dedication ceremony and free public celebration on Sunday, September 26 at 6 on Congress Avenue between Sixth and Seventh Streets. The oversized bronze statue commemorates the woman who, in 1842, saved Austin by thwarting the attempted theft of the records of the Republic of Texas by a band of Texas Rangers. The 2,200-pound statue of Angelina Eberly, the heroic Austin innkeeper who fired the cannon alerting the citizens of the city to the crime, reflects the imagination and humor of its sculptor Pat Oliphant, the native Aussie and Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonist. reside on the sidewalks of historic Congress Avenue.
Size: 5019px × 3346px
Photo credit: © Peter Tsai Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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