Dauphin's Statue of Liberty

Every trip to Disney includes taking Route 322 in Pennsylvania. During one stretch we pass by the Susquehanna River at a stretch called Dauphin Narrows. We have discovered a milestone for our journeys. For in the middle of the river stands a replica of the Statue of Liberty! It isn't as big as the original but it does rise out of the river 25 feet tall.

A local lawyer and activist-artist named Gene Stilp put together the first statue with some friends for a bit of a lark to celebrate the original Statue of liberty's centennial in the 1980s. It stood in the river for years, raising a smile from passing motorists. Then in the 1990s wind and weather carried it away.

Upon popular demand, Stilp built a more durable replacement. The replacement was lowered onto the river by helicopter and secured with cables.


That is the history begin one of our favorite landmarks as we drive to Florida!