For Immediate Release

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(518) 486-1868 | news@parks.ny.gov

 

July 08, 2025

***Media Advisory***

Solomon Northup statue to be unveiled at Saratoga Spa State Park

Video/Photo Op

Who:  New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Commissioner Pro Tem Randy Simons, NYS OPRHP Interpreter of African American History Lavada Nahon, and Melissa Howell, Northup descendant and founder of The Solomon Northup Legacy

What:  Video/Photo opportunity – A traveling 13-foot bronze sculpture depicting Solomon Northup, Saratoga Springs resident and best-selling author of memoir Twelve Years A Slave, will be unveiled

When: 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 10, 2025

Where: Saratoga Spa State Park, In front of Lincoln Bathhouse, 65 South Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12286
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