The Military’s Home

Have you noticed the star-shaped podium on which this lady stands high above the ground? It is more than a pedestal. This star-shaped pedestal provided a home to the military families from 1818 to the mid-1930s. These family usually included young families.
Former resident named James Hill tells about his times of his childhood that he spent in those houses where he and his sister would drop the baseballs from the crown which lady wears only to see how high they could bounce back.
Do you know statue’s head was not completed due to lack of funds?