Near the Old State Capitol in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is this statue by Frank Hayden called, “A Tribute to Oliver Pollock.” The sculpture was created for the Baton Rouge Bicentennial celebration in 1976. It is part of a series in Galvez Plaza of Louisiana displaying patriots from the Revolutionary War. Pollock helped finance the Revolution. He is also credited with creating the symbol $ as the U. S. dollar sign in 1778.
