Statue of Christopher Columbus, Bronze statue in Washington Park, Newark, United States.
The monument features a standing Columbus figure on an alabaster base with decorative panels crafted by sculptor Giuseppe Ciocchetti in Rome.
The statue emerged from a fundraising initiative by the Giuseppe Verdi Society, which collected 25,000 dollars between 1924 and 1927 for its creation.
The monument represented the contributions of Italian Americans in Newark, who formed the largest ethnic group in the city during the 1940s.
The statue remained in Washington Park until June 2020, when officials relocated it to a storage facility in Newark's North Ward.
In 2024, the statue found a new home at St. Lucy's Church in Newark through a twenty-year loan agreement.
Location: Newark
Inception: 1927
GPS coordinates: 40.74306,-74.17000
Latest update: March 3, 2025 08:23
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