There is, or was a memorial to Prince Maximilian at the Mount Vernon Garden in Omaha. Prince Maximilian was a German explorer. He explored Brazil in 1815-1817, and he explored the Missouri River in 1832. In this trip he was accompanied by Karl Bodmer a swiss painter. In 1840 he released a book, Reise in das Innere Nord-Amerikas " The North American Journals of Prince Maximilian of WiedIt. It includes illustrations by Karl Bodmer.
The German community of the area placed a monument at Mount Vernon Garden in Omaha in 1933, marking the 100 year anniversary of his travels.
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| The statue as it sits today after some vandalism. I imagine the stole the bronze. |
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| The original |
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