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Listen: The World Program"Monument of States" roadside attraction in Kissimmee, Florida.
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Series/Collection number: S 1047, Publicity photographs, 1940-1996 ; Box 1, FF71
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The Monument of States, located in Kissimmee, Florida, was begun in 1942 by local tourism booster Dr. Charles Bressler-Pettis to demonstrate American unity after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. After writing letters to every governor and the U.S. president for rocks and fossil, he had a 50-foot tower constructed representing all 48-states, which was dedicated in 1943. Later rocks from Hawaii and Alaska, as well as 21 countries, were added to the surrounding walkway. In 2001, following the 9-11 attacks, the tower was refurbished.
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