The new and improved Anthony Wayne statue unveiled Wednesday.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): The General Anthony Wayne statue has been rededicated. On Wednesday, Mayor Tom Henry and Parks & Recreation Director Al Moll joined several other county and city leaders to rededicate the Anthony Wayne statue in Freimann Square.

The Courthouse Preservation Trust donated $125,000 to improve the statue and the area around it. “We are so pleased with the restoration of the General Anthony Wayne statue,” said Madelane Elston, President of the Courthouse Preservation Trust. “Thank you to the City of Fort Wayne, the Parks Department and especially the Trust Board Members and donors who made this possible. We would also like to recognize Andrzej Dajnowski, who so beautifully restored the statue.”

The monument was brought back to its original historic finish and received a new protective coating.

“In addition to the restoration of the Anthony Wayne monument, the Parks Department, the City of Fort Wayne, and the Courthouse Preservation Trust partnered to improve the northwest corner of Freimann Square where Anthony Wayne sits,” said Director Moll. “The improvements included installing new park benches and we’ll have new lighting soon to highlight the statue. The landscape was also redesigned to create a more open and inviting space for the public to view and experience the monument.”