Samantha Smith Statue

The country's youngest Goodwill Ambassador

You don't expect to see this statue commemorating Samantha Smith when visiting the State House. It's a fitting tribute to her but also melancholy because she died in a plane crash at age 13.

Nice storyline

I flew out of the Augusta airport and saw the statute for her and read the story about her. It was quite moving.

Young woman who changed world

Loved visiting the statue of Samantha Reed Smith - it is hidden on the side of a building next to the Capitol at Augusta, Maine.

Quick Stop, great read

This is right next to the museum and across a parking lot from the capitol building/statehouse. a heartwarming story of her effort that had or could have had an impact on the end of the Cold War. A...

Adventure in Augusta

We went to the Maine State Museum. Saw this statue of Samantha Smith. What a great tribute to an amazing little girl. Our first time seeing this statue and our first time seeing Samantha Smith.