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In May 2008, an anonymous editor inserted the following unlikely story:
The Washington statue itself is a combination of two statues, the first a bust of George Washington and the second a horseback statue of Frederick The Great. The story goes that when President William McKinley was visiting Philadelphia for Washington's birthday in 1900, the city had no statues of Washington to present to the President.
Frederick The Great's statue was changed to become George Washington by removing the head and replacing it with the bust of Washington. Proof of this can be seen in the stance of the horse with one hoof raised, which indicates that the rider was injured in battle, which Washington never was, yet Frederick The Great had been. Another way to notice is that Washington is wearing a German Army Uniform.
If it is true, which I doubt, it requires citation. I have removed it until it can be supported by a reliable source. —Dominus (talk) 16:07, 3 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
While internet research is far from fool-proof... resonable efforts to find any mention of this tidbit come up empty. If true, I would expect to find this mentioned in virtually every guidebook from Fodor's to Wierd Pennsylvania. Nothing. This is completely bogus. - SummerPhD (talk) 18:00, 3 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I probably should have mentioned that I did the same and found nothing. —Dominus (talk) 18:33, 4 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
It's a shame, too. It would've made for a great story! - SummerPhD (talk) 21:56, 4 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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