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A sign promises the return of the miner statue to Franklin Square in Houghton. Industrial Graphics created the substitute for the statue, which was damaged after being hit by a car in January. The temporary replacement is anchored with vandal-proof bolts and a 400-pound block of concrete, City Manager Eric Waara said Wednesday. Restoration work on the original statue is hope to be finished by early summer, Waara said.