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    The American Issue - American Issue sculpture

    The American Issue

    5.0(1 review)
    1.7 mi

    The American Issue is a sculpture located on the City Hall plaza in uptown Westerville. The…read moresculpture itself consists of several elements that make it very intriguing to look at on multiple sides: A giant wedge splits a boulder of rock. On each of the two larger sides of the wedge is printed numerous quotes and headlines, with each taking a different perspective on the "American issue" of the title: to adopt Prohibition (18th amendment) or not. There is an unraveling barrel balanced on top of the giant wedge, opposite from the boulder. The work was designed by Matthew Gray Palmer. I was, at first, a bit puzzled as to why there was a large sculpture memorializing Prohibition, but I got the opportunity for a history lesson, as a nearby plaque helped shed light on it: it declares Westerville "the Home of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution." There are other signs (literally) around town that I then began noticing (including one that names Westerville the "Dry Capital of the World"). Apparently, back in the early 1900s, Westerville became the home of multiple groups that fought for America to go dry, including the Anti-Saloon League of America, the American Issue Publishing Co., and the Temperance Education Foundation. I had no idea that Westerville played such a significant role, and I certainly hope I get a chance to use that information in a trivia night at some point! It's also interesting to see all of these historical signs on the topic, while you simultaneously walk by the modern signs indicating the boundaries of the uptown area's DORA.

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    The American Issue - Closer up on the quotes on the other side of the sculpture

    Closer up on the quotes on the other side of the sculpture

    The American Issue - Plaque about the sculpture

    Plaque about the sculpture

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    Closer up on the quotes on one side of the sculpture

    Tea House Mosaic - publicart - Updated May 2026

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