The new national monument- who would you nominate? (racism, state, million)

[ELOrocks17]

Originally Posted by Tominftl

I vote for NONE. We don’t need anymore trashy monuments cluttering our parks. Haven’t we learned anything?

i disagree, its good to have monuments ti great people=it allows people to learn about our history.

Many posters have listed people I never knew about who did great things

[SunGrins]

A trivia garden ---
T. S. Elliot -- born in St. Louis and lived in the US for 25 years before moving to the UK.
D. H. Lawrence -- who owned a ranch and lived in New Mexico for a while a few years before he died in France. His ashes were mixed with concrete and formed into a shrine on his former ranch.
Aldus Huxley -- another talented individual who came to live America who, along with JFK and C.S. Lewis all died on November 22, 1963.

[engineman]

Teddy Roosevelt

Ronald Reagan

Gerald Ford

[ELOrocks17]

Originally Posted by engineman

Teddy Roosevelt

Ronald Reagan

Gerald Ford

Ford? didnt see that coming. Friendly inquiree--Why Ford?

[NVplumber]

Originally Posted by suzy_q2010

I had to read up about Reeves. A movie about him would be cool.

There is a statue at Ft. Smith, AR already.

Well that's where one would expect it to be. Lol, that was his home. Thanks for the info .

[RUtoTX]

Donald J. Trump.

[SunGrins]

Conspiracy Theory Garden?
Bigfoot
Roswell Alien
Jimmy Hoffa
Elvis
The Masons
The Illuminati
Flying Saucers
Area 51
Bermuda Triangle
Lee Harvey Oswald

[thatdurncat13]

George Carlin
Willie Nelson
Judge Judy

[Tantalust]

Originally Posted by Rachel976

I nominate Jonas Salk.

Especially pertinent today, as he apparently declined raking in nice green $billions in royalties by giving up any polio vaccine patent rights.

[LS Jaun]

President Obama, Susan Rice, and James Comie