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Turkey Nearly Chosen As U.S. Symbol?

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Nov 25, 2009 7:26 am US/Central

Turkey Nearly Chosen As U.S. Symbol?

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) ― Would a turkey have made a better national symbol than a bald eagle? It's a question the Minnesota History Center will ponder the day before Thanksgiving.

The History Center in St. Paul will tell the story Wednesday of how Founding Father Benjamin Franklin advocated a turkey instead of a bald eagle as the U.S. symbol.

A costumed actor playing Franklin will be on hand as well as a bird handler from the National Eagle Center in Wabasha. The handler will bring a 10-year-old bald eagle named Angel.

A new exhibit about Franklin opens Friday at the Minnesota History Center.

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