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===Landmarks=== {{See also|List of city parks and recreation facilities of Allentown, Pennsylvania|List of historic places in Allentown, Pennsylvania|National Register of Historic Places listings in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania}} Soldiers and Sailors monument, dedicated and unveiled on October 19, 1899, on Allentown's Center Square at 7th and [[Hamilton Street|Hamilton]] streets, honors [[Union army]] volunteers from Allentown and the [[Lehigh Valley]] metropolitan area who were killed during the [[American Civil War]]. The monument is topped by a statue representing the [[Libertas|Goddess of Liberty]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mcall.com/2003/07/02/allentown-statue-is-liberty-redux-original-monument-was-first-raised-in-1899-it-was-replaced-in-1964/ |title=Allentown statue is Liberty redux |website=mcall.com |date=July 2, 2003 |access-date=October 23, 2017 |archive-date=October 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024043442/http://articles.mcall.com/2003-07-02/news/3496053_1_lady-liberty-new-york-s-statue-phrygian |url-status=live}}</ref> In 1957, the statue atop the monument, then in a state of disrepair, was removed; it was replaced in 1964.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mcall.com/1999/09/29/allentown-landmark-is-steeped-in-history-3-day-celebration-of-its-100th-anniversary-will-begin-friday/ |title=Allentown Landmark Is Steeped In History * 3-day Celebration Of Its 100th Anniversary Will Begin Friday. |website=mcall.com |date=September 29, 1999 |access-date=October 23, 2017 |archive-date=October 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024043501/http://articles.mcall.com/1999-09-29/news/3257789_1_civil-war-generals-veterans/2 |url-status=live}}</ref> Allentown's motto is ''[[Sic semper tyrannis]]'', which, translated from [[Latin]], means "thus always to [[tyrant]]s", suggesting that bad but justified outcomes will ultimately befall tyrants.
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