Talk:Equestrian statue of Joseph Hooker

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Did you know... that visitors often find a double entendre in the General Hooker Entrance of the Massachusetts State House?

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 21:58, 20 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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... that visitors often find a double entendre in the General Hooker Entrance of the Massachusetts State House? Source: "Lawmaker Takes Hit for Objecting to Sign". Article by Steve Annear in The Boston Globe, March 16, 2018. Page B2.
- ALT1:... that historian Charles Francis Adams Jr. called the equestrian statue of Joseph Hooker "an opprobrium cast on every genuine Massachusetts man who served in the Civil War"? Source: "General Hooker's Honor: How Did a Soldier of Dubious Distinction Rate a Statue in Front of Our State House?". Article by Sam Allis in The Boston Globe, Sept. 10, 2001. Page F1.

5x expanded by Toll Booth Willie (talk). Self-nominated at 19:09, 8 June 2020 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall:

Excellent hook, had to think twice there... Well written article, well sourced, meets 5x criteria. Only second DYK, so no need for QPQ. Onceinawhile (talk) 21:12, 8 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]