Miss Freedom

Miss Freedom, originally named Goddess of Liberty, is the statue adorning the dome of the Georgia State Capitol since 1889.

Commissioned in 1888, the hollow copper statue is painted white, weighs over 1600 lbs, and is over 26 feet tall.

The torch in her right hand was supposed to be a working light continuously, but it remained dark until it was reconstructed in 1959.

What records remain suggest that the architectural firm in charge of the building, Edbrooke and Burnham, ordered the statue from the W.H.

The torch is meant to represent truth or enlightenment while the sword symbolizes authoritative armed liberty or enforced justice.