WEST OLIVE, MI – Ottawa County has begun rolling out its updated logo featuring the county’s new motto “Where Freedom Rings.” Ottawa County Administrator John Gibbs announced the rollout ...

Perhaps the grandest of these, standing atop the Capitol dome like a national wedding-cake topper, is the bronze “Statue of Freedom.” It wouldn’t exist without the artistry and genius of an ...

3. Copper Construction: The statue is made of copper sheets, which are just 2.4 millimeters thick (less than the thickness of two pennies). Over time, the copper has developed a greenish patina ...

They believed in a future illuminated by the statue’s torch. There are many symbols of freedom, hope, and tolerance throughout our country. Some are prominent in our national consciousness ...

The statue is part of the Downtown Binghamton Freedom Trail, a series of landmarks representing a person or place associated with the Civil Rights movement and Underground Railroad. The statue was ...

"The Native American hunter depicted by this statue and its larger companion on top of the Statehouse, pointing his bow and arrow towards the North Star, reminds us of our state motto: Ad Astra ...