Tipperary Hill Heritage Memorial, Bronze sculpture in Tipperary Hill, Syracuse, United States.
Description
Tipperary Hill Heritage Memorial is a bronze sculpture in a park in Syracuse showing a family from the 1930s. The father points toward the traffic light while his son holds a slingshot, and the scene is surrounded by 450 engraved bricks bearing the names of those who funded it.
History
The memorial was built in 1997 to honor residents who fought against the standard traffic light configuration in the 1920s. The dispute over the signal colors was a symbol of resistance to assimilation for the Irish community.
Culture
The figures show the bond between generations in Syracuse's Irish community. The scene reflects how families passed down their values and stories to those who came after them.
Practical
The park is easy to reach and provides a calm spot to linger and read the engraved names on the stones. The best time to visit is during daylight when you can see the details of the bronze figures and the surrounding area clearly.
Did you know?
The traffic light right beside the memorial is the only one in all of the United States where green sits above red. This unusual arrangement came from the Irish community's fight for their cultural identity.
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