A Tyrant is Taken Down
Motivated by the words of the Declaration, Captain Oliver Brown led approximately 40 men down to Bowling Green Park. In the park stood a statue of King George III. The statue was erected in 1770 after the repeal of the Stamp Act. It was pulled down by the soldiers on the night of July 9, 1776. The statue symbolized the tyranny of George III. 
Destruction of the StatueTearing it down symbolized the end of that tyranny. Parts of the statue were melted down, and just over 42,000 musket balls were made. Over the years, parts of the statue have been found around the foundry where it was melted. The head, though, has never been found. The New York Historical Society owns some items made from the statue, as well as pieces of the statue.
Happy 250th to the United States of America
