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Statue of Christopher Columbus

---Dedicated in 1912 and paid for by the Knights of Columbus organization

---This monument not only celebrates the discovery of the America’s but is also a fitting tribute to the city’s namesake….Columbia, which is the feminized version of Columbus’s name

---The statue is part of a much larger fountain that has the following addtl carvings on it including: A native American An elderly European The “figure of Discovery” on the prow of a ship And a globe

---On the back of the statue, you will see the medallions of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain who were the sponsors of Columbus’s voyage to the Americas in 1492.

---On Columbus Day each year, Italian, Spanish and American dignitaries gather to lay tributes at its base.
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