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Christopher Columbus

Blauvelt, United States of America

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus is a bronze statue of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus in Blauvelt, New York. The statue was dedicated on December 9, 1927, in Byrd Park, in Richmond, Virginia, United States. In 2020, it was torn down and thrown into nearby Fountain Lake by protesters in the wake of the mu

rder of George Floyd. The statue was later restored and relocated in front of the Rockland Lodge Order of the Sons of Italy in Blauvelt, New York.

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