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Christopher Columbus Statue (1970, 1986, 1995) located at Columbus Plaza (W. Main Street and Lawrence Hill Rd.) Lackawanna. Bust of Christopher Columbus (1940) located at Bethlehem Park, Madison Ave. Lindenhurst. Columbus Monument (1991) 7-foot-tall monument [186] Mahopac. Christopher Columbus Statue (1992) located at Thompson & McAlpin Streets ...
Christopher Columbus [b] (/ k ə ˈ l ʌ m b ə s /; [2] between 25 August and 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an Italian [3] [c] explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa [3] [4] who completed four Spanish-based voyages across the Atlantic Ocean sponsored by the Catholic Monarchs, opening the way for the widespread European exploration and colonization of the Americas.
Statue of Christopher Columbus (Columbus, Wisconsin) Statue of Christopher Columbus (Giacomantonio) Statue of Christopher Columbus (Houston) Statue of Christopher Columbus (New London, Connecticut) Statue of Christopher Columbus (Newark, New Jersey) Statue of Christopher Columbus (Philadelphia) Statue of Christopher Columbus (San Antonio ...
The Columbus Monument is a 76-foot (23 m) column in the center of Columbus Circle in New York City honoring the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus, who first made an expedition to the New World in 1492. The monument was created by Italian sculptor Gaetano Russo in 1892.
Christopher Columbus may have sailed the ocean blue in 1492, but he never actually stepped foot on the continent of North America. Since it became a federal holiday in 1937, Columbus Day has been ...
The Columbus Lighthouse is a cross-shaped monument made of reinforced concrete, Its dimensions are 680 feet (210 m) by 195 feet (59 m). [3] The cross represents the Christianization of the Americas. There are 157 beams of light that emanate towards the sky from the structure and a rotating beam, which can be seen from space.
Columbus Day became a national holiday in 1934, designated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It has been observed as a federal holiday on the second Monday of October since 1971.
The Columbus Obelisk is one of three monuments to Christopher Columbus in Baltimore, Maryland. Erected on 12 October 1792, the obelisk is the oldest monument to Christopher Columbus in the United States. [1] On the monument the inscription read “Sacred to the Memory of Chris. Columbus / Octob.