New Statue Coming to US Capitol
If you've been to the US Capitol, you'll remember its collection of one hundred statues, two from each state of the Union. Some, like Helen Keller and Thomas Edison, are known to us all. Others are less famous nationally.
North Carolina plans to honor one of its favorite sons, Rev. Billy Graham sometime next year. Rev. Graham is one of his home state's most beloved figures, with two state highways named to honor him.
One of Charlotte's biggest tourist attractions is the library documenting his life and ministry and its grounds that include his gravesite and restored childhood home.
The statue will feature Rev. Graham as he looked in the 1960s, preaching and holding a Bible in one hand. His son, Franklin Graham, said, "My father would be very pleased that people thought of him in this way. But he would want people to give God the glory and not himself."
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