Loyalist Man

The Loyalist Man is an iconic sign located near the Reversing Falls in Saint John, New Brunswick. The figure as conceived of by Jim Stackhouse and painted by Ron Howard.[1] It represents a Loyalist soldier from the American Revolution. Many of Saint John's early settlers were Loyalists. The sign was first displayed in the 1950s though it has been taken out of use on occasion. It as originally created to encourage residents to shop at local stores.[2] In 2005 the city replaced it with a "generic explorer figure" in an attempt to refurbish the city's image[3] but it eventually returned. In 2014 the sign was removed temporarily for repairs after it lost a leg. The City of Saint John has used the image on other signs, pins and various marketing materials over the years.

The Loyalist Man in 1999.

References

  1. ↑ Wright, Harold E.; Goguen, Joseph (2013). Bridging Saint John Harbour. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub. p. 87. ISBN 1467120103. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Commemorating the Loyalists in the Loyalist city: Saint John, New Brunswick, 1883-1934.". Urban History Review. September 2004. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  3. ↑ Harvey, Jean; Young, Robert (2012). Image-building in Canadian municipalities. Montréal: McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 176. ISBN 0773540970. Retrieved 3 July 2014.

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