| Statue of Thomas Jefferson | |
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| Subject | Thomas Jefferson |
| Location | Hempstead, New York, U.S. |
A statue of Founding Father and United States president Thomas Jefferson is installed in Hempstead, New York. The memorial was relocated in June 2020 to the Hofstra University Museum. [1]
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The Georgia State Capitol is an architecturally and historically significant building in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The building has been named a National Historic Landmark which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. As the primary office building of Georgia's government, the capitol houses the offices of the governor, lieutenant governor, and secretary of state on the second floor, chambers in which the General Assembly, consisting of the Georgia State Senate and Georgia House of Representatives, meets annually from January to April. The fourth floor houses visitors' galleries overlooking the legislative chambers and a museum located near the rotunda in which a statue of Miss Freedom caps the dome.
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