Sightless Among Miracles

Sightless Among Miracles (HM1E0D)

Location: Atlanta, GA 30307 Fulton County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 46.007', W 84° 21.391'

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1995

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For hundreds of years, a child leading a blind elder has been the fate of families stricken with river blindness (onchocerciasis)in Africa and Latin America. Now the demise of this ancient scourge is in sight, thanks to a drug

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donated by Merck and Company and distributed to millions of people by The Carter Center, the River Blindness Foundation, and others. This bronze sculpture was created by R. T. Wallen and donated by John and Rebecca Moores.
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HM NumberHM1E0D
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Date Added Sunday, September 14th, 2014 at 12:39pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 744818 N 3739438
Decimal Degrees33.76678333, -84.35651667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 46.007', W 84° 21.391'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 46' 0.42" N, 84° 21' 23.46" W
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Area Code(s)404, 770, 678
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 441 Freedom Pkwy NE, Atlanta GA 30307, US
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