An interesting historical commentary from the New-York Historical Society blog, noting that the Sons of Liberty struggled with British authorities for control of public spaces.
As Eric Robinson notes on the blog, one of those battles culminated with the rebels tearing down and decapitating a statue of the King. Interestingly (to me) the head ended up on a stake "just outside Fort Washington in Upper Manhattan," which means it may have been right in front of my apartment building!
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