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I took this picture of the Theodore Roosevelt sculpture in McHose Park in March of 2022.

Here are some facts about McHose Park and the sculpture:

+ On July 25, 1924, J.B. McHose and his wife, Ella Hamor McHose, donated land to the Park Commission to establish a park on the southwest side of Boone. All the park’s development costs were to be paid for by the McHoses.
+ In his will, McHose asked that the administrator of his estate, Boone lawyer, John W. Jordan, oversee the erection of a monument dedicated to President Theodore Roosevelt. After careful research, Jordan chose Sicilian born, New York sculptor Vincenzo Miserendino to design and execute the statue. Miserendino, also an admirer of Roosevelt, had produced several statues of the former president.
+ The contract for the statue was signd on November 1, 1941. Following the completion of design preliminaries, work to cast the three-ton plaster mold began in 1943. At the same time, Miserendino purchased 4,000 pounds of bronze and contracted with a bronze foundry to cast the statue and a granite quarry to finish the base.
+ World War II and the government intervened. The bronze was diverted to the war effort.
+ On December 26, 1943, Miserendino died. His son, Joseph cut the mold into three pieces and stored it in a warehouse until the war was over and work on the statue could begin again.
+ The statue was finally cast by the Roman Bronze Corporation of Corona, New York, in 1946.
+ It arrived in Boone in November, but further delays occurred while the granite base was prepared.
+ The three granite blocks, quarried in St. Cloud, Minnesota, weighing a combined 59,000 pounds, were put in place on January 6, 1948.
+ The bottom slab is 14’6” long by 7’8 ½” wide and height of 14”. The middle block is 10’3 ½” long by 3’3 ½” wide and a height of 3’8”. The granite slabs rest on a cement base that is 5” above ground level.
+ The bronze statue of Theodore Roosevelt is 6’3” in height. Cost of the bronze statue was $10,000. The granite base plus transportation and installation costs added about $1,000 to the cost.

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TECHNICAL SPECS

Camera: Sony ILCE-7M4
Lens: E 17-28mm F2.8-2.8
Focal Length: 19.0 mm (19.0 mm in 35mm)
Aperture: f/11
Exposure Time: 0.03333s (1/30)
ISO: 200
Copyright:Christopher D. Bennett
Date Taken: 2022-03-14 07:19:27

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