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On Thursday, the obelisk in white marble 15 meters long was erased from scratch, which gave a comic impulse to the statue. But city officials have not found the waterfall fun.
"Who did that ?! Someone threw a wide-eyed look at our #NathanaelGreene historical statue in #JohnsonSquare.This might sound funny, but hurting our historic monuments and our public goods does not make us laugh, in fact, it's a crime, "said the Savannah municipal government on its Facebook page on Thursday.
The city's message has been shared more than 29,000 times and more than 8,000 people have commented. Commentators have posted Greene's wide-eyed memoirs with captions such as "What do these pigeons do?" as well as images of inanimate objects like trees and doors with wide eyes. Someone even posted a link to a site selling t-shirts with the wide-eyed statue.
Keturah Greene, spokeswoman for the Savannah Police Department, said the authorities were alerted on Thursday by wide-eyed eyes after the local media had seen a photo on social media. The officers sent to the scene found wide eyes on the eyes of the hero of the war of independence.
"The eyes were quickly removed and apparently did not damage the statue," said Greene – the officer, not the statue. She added that the waterfall "is technically a property violation".
"The agents have written a report for violation of the property right and will examine the cameras in the area to see if the incident was filmed," said Greene.
Who is Nathanael Greene?
He was commander of the Southern Department of the Continental Army and led a campaign to prevent the British from occupying the south of the country, the encyclopedia announced. Major General Greene has never fought in Georgia, but the encyclopedia said his leadership had the effect of reversing the course of victory and freeing Georgia from British forces.
The monument to Greene in Savannah was erected in 1953. Its remains are buried under the monument.
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