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Hall of Fame for Great Americans
Washington Heights, ManhattanNew York New York
View of the Hall of Fame for Great Americans showing Asa Gray and Samuel F. B. Morse
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The "Hall of Fame" is an open-air colonnade, 630 feet in length. Placed along the colonnade are bronze busts of American-born people who have contribute to the economic, political, or cultural life of the nation.
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Landmark Trivia
- The landmark sits on the site of Fort Washington, lost to the British in 1776 during the Revolutionary War.
- The last group of honorees elected to the Hall of Fame were Clara Barton, Luther Burbank and Andrew Carnegie. They were chosen in 1976.
- The site was featured in the 2006 film "The Good Shepherd" as part of Yale University.
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