Riverside Park New Deal Sites - Photo #109 - Grant's Tomb

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Grant's Tomb in Riverside Park: One of the eagles from the old New York City main post office that was demolished in the 1930s, rescued by the WPA and installed at Grant's Tomb in the 1930s[1].

References:

  1. Kahn, David M., Curator, Manhattan Cities, General Grant National Memorial: Historical Resource Study, January 1980 (National Park Service), pp.164-174.