BGuthrie Photos: DC -- Freedom Plaza (incl Pulaski statue)

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1. FPLAZA_970507_01.JPG: Pulaski Statue Casimir Pulaski was the father of American cavalry. Born in Poland in 1747, he was the son of Joseph Pulaski, a military leader in Poland who had helped in a rebellion against Russian interference in that country. After his father died, Casimir assumed military command and achieved some notable successes against the Russians. Political intrigue involving a plot to kill the Polish King resulted in Casimir's exile. Found in Paris by Benjamin Franklin, Casimir enlisted in the American cause in the American Revolution. Joining George Washington's army just before the battle of Brandywine, he discovered the British flanking operation as well as an escape route for the Americans. He then gathered all available cavalry and covered the retreat. Congress then gave him a commission as brigadier general and command of all American cavalry. Later, General Washington allowed him to form an independent corp of cavalry and light infantry of foreign volunteers. Pulaski's Legion trained a number of American cavalry officers in the process, including Robert E Lee's father "Light Horse" Henry Lee. In 1779, his troops helped lift the siege of Charleston. Pulaski was killed in an attack on Savannah. So this statue commemorates the man. It stands along Pennsylvania Avenue near 12th Street. The light building immediately to the left of the statue is the Warner Theatre.
2. FPLAZA_970507_02.JPG: Willard Hotel; Treasury Building Another view of the Willard Hotel. The building to the left of it is the Dept of Treasury building.
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Wikipedia Description: Freedom Plaza
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Freedom Plaza, originally known as Western Plaza, is an open plaza in Northwest Washington, D.C., United States, located at the corner of 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, adjacent to Pershing Park. Constructed in 1980, the plaza is mostly composed of stone, inlaid with a depiction of parts of Pierre (Peter) Charles L'Enfant's plan for the City of Washington. Most of the plaza is raised above street level. The western end of the plaza contains a large fountain, while the eastern end of the plaza contains an equestrian statue of Kazimierz Pulaski. The plaza is one block south of the "Freedom Plaza" historical marker at stop number W.7 of the Civil War to Civil Rights Downtown Heritage Trail at 13th and E Streets, NW.

The plaza was renamed in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., who worked on his "I Have a Dream" speech in the nearby Willard Hotel. In 1988, a time capsule containing a Bible, a robe, and other relics of King's was planted at the site. It will be reopened in 2088.

The John A. Wilson Building, the seat of the District of Columbia government, faces the plaza, as does the historic National Theatre, which has been visited by every U.S. President since it opened in 1835. Three large hotels are to the north and west.

Freedom Plaza is a popular place for political protests and civic events. In May of 1968, it was home to a shanty town known as "Resurrection City" erected by protesters affiliated with Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Poor People’s Campaign, although this protest, in the wake of King's assassination, ultimately proved unsuccessful and the inhabitants of the tent city were dispersed by June of the same year.

Freedom Plaza is also one of the settings in Dan Brown's 2009 novel The Lost Symbol, in part because of the Plaza's location at the intersection of Metro lines. The Federal Triangle Metro station, which sits on the Blue and Orange Lines, is across Pennsylvania Avenue from the pla ...More...
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