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    George Washington Monument: The Oldest in New York

    Dedicated on July 4, 1856, this equestrian monument to George Washington is the oldest sculpture in New York City, not counting the ancient Egyptian Cleopatra’s Needle. It captures a triumphant moment that marked the true end of the Revolutionary War in New York: Evacuation Day, November 25, 1783, when the last British troops finally left…