Remembering Haym Salomon, the Revolutionary War hero memorialized in Chicago
<p>On East Wacker Drive and North Wabash Avenue, not far from the heart of Chicago, three bronze figures stand together in a grouping most people pass without a second glance. At the center of the <a class="Link" href="https://webapps1.chicago.gov/landmarksweb/web/landmarkdetails.htm?lanId=1323" target="_blank" >Heald Square Monument</a> is George Washington.
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<p>On East Wacker Drive and North Wabash Avenue, not far from the heart of Chicago, three bronze figures stand together in a grouping most people pass without a second glance. At the center of the <a class="Link" href="https://webapps1.chicago.gov/landmarksweb/web/landmarkdetails.htm?lanId=1323" target="_blank" >Heald Square Monument</a> is George Washington. On his right stands Robert Morris, the superintendent of finance of the Continental Congress. On his left, there’s a Polish Jewish immigrant named Haym<b> </b>Salomon.</p><p>The statue has stood since 1941.
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- <p>On East Wacker Drive and North Wabash Avenue, not far from the heart of Chicago, three bronze figures stand together in a grouping most people pass without a second glance. At the center of the <a class="Link" href="https://webapps1.chicago.gov/landmarksweb/web/landmarkdetails.htm?lanId=1323" target="_blank" >Heald Square Monument</a> is George Washington.
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Remembering Haym Salomon, the Revolutionary War hero memorialized in Chicago
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