"I still have to pinch myself to make sure this is real," Don Gfell, the chairman of the Edison Statuary Committee, said of the 900-pound statue of Thomas Edison that was celebrated in Edison's hometown of Milan Tuesday.
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More than 50 people turned out to watch a short parade of the statue, which Don Gfell rode in alongside the statue of Thomas Edison.
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Don Gfell, the chairman of the Edison Statuary Committee, waves as he rides along side the statue of Thomas Edison in Milan, Ohio.
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Vern Basterash, of Milan, center, snapped a photograph of the 900 pound statue of Thomas Edison that was celebrated in Edison's hometown of Milan Tuesday.
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Don Gfell, the chairman of the Edison Statuary Committee, rides along side the 900-pound statue of Thomas Edison.
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Ailyn Martin, 10, left, Harper Penhorwood, 8, center left, Parker Penhorwood, 10, center right, and Kya Martin, 8, right, pose for a photograph with the statue of Thomas Edison.
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Don Gfell poses with the statue of Thomas Edison during a small parade in Milan, Ohio, Tuesday.
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Lisa Davis, of Milan, held her two-year-old daughter Lauren as the pair took a look at the statue of Thomas Edison that will be shipped to Washington D.C. to represent Ohio in the National Statuary Hall.
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Local residents and enthusiasts wave as the 900-pound statue of Thomas Edison leaves Edison's childhood home on its way to downtown Milan Tuesday.
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The bronze statue Thomas Edison is cheered as it winds its way downtown and past the Milan Township Hall.
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The statue of Thomas Edison will represent Ohio in the National Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C.
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Ben Gastier, 17, of Milan, poses for a photograph with the statue of Thomas Edison in Milan, Ohio.
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Fans of Thomas Edison created a banner to welcome the statue of the inventor that was celebrated in Edison's hometown of Milan, Ohio.
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Sculptor Alan Cottrill, left, helps remove his statue of Thomas Edison from a flatbed truck during a celebration in Edison's hometown of Milan.
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Alan Cottrill, right, smiles as he stands with the 900-pound statue of Thomas Edison that Mr. Cottrill sculpted.
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Zach Dunston, left, Mel Lee, shop manager for the Columbus Art Memorial, bottom right, and sculptor Alan Cottrill, top right, work on the scaffolding after placing Cottrill's statue of Thomas Edison in the Milan-Berlin Library.
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Sculptor Alan Cottrill, top right, hands down a piece of scaffolding as he works to disassemble it after workers placed Cottrill's statue of Thomas Edison in the Milan-Berlin Library.
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Visitors view the statue of Thomas Edison now standing in the Milan-Berlin Library.
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