Statue of Christopher Columbus (New Haven, Connecticut)

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Statue of Christopher Columbus (New Haven, Connecticut) - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 41°18′14″N 72°55′05″W / 41.303992°N 72.918006°W

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Statue of Christopher Columbus
The statue in 2018

Subject	Christopher Columbus
Location	New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Coordinates	41°18′14″N 72°55′05″W / 41.303992°N 72.918006°W / 41.303992; -72.918006

A statue of Christopher Columbus was installed in New Haven, Connecticut, United States.

History

The statue was fabricated from heavy sheet copper by W. H. Mullins of Salem, Ohio in 1892.^[1]^[2] The gift of Italian-Americans, the statue was installed in 1892 in Wooster Square.^[3]^[4] An October 12, 1892 article in the New Haven Register described the time capsule that was placed under the statue: "The corner stone will hold a metallic box containing a number of coins and papers enclosed in a leathery case. There will be a written account of the proceedings of the day, together with a number of American, Italian, and Spanish coins.”^[5]

In 1955, the original copper statue, which had deteriorated over time,^[6] was recast in bronze.^[7]^[8]

Vandalism and removal

In 2017, the statue was vandalized prior to Columbus Day, with red paint splashed on the statue and the words "kill the colonizer" spray-painted along its base.^[9]^[10]

The statue was removed on June 24, 2020.^[11]^[12]

References

^ “A Statue of Columbus to Be Erected in This City,” New Haven Evening Register, April 21, 1892
^ "Building Age". David Williams Company. June 29, 1892 – via Google Books.
^ Crofut, Florence S. Marcy (June 29, 1937). "Guide to the History and the Historic Sites of Connecticut". Yale University Press – via Google Books.
^ Sterba, Christopher M. (March 27, 2003). Good Americans: Italian and Jewish Immigrants During the First World War. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195348231 – via Google Books.
^ "History May Lie Under Columbus Pedestal | New Haven Independent". www.newhavenindependent.org. June 26, 2020. Archived from the original on June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
^ "CultureNOW - Christopher Columbus Monument: Roman Bronze Works Inc. and City of New Haven Public Art". culturenow.org. Archived from the original on 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
^ "New Haven Columbus statue reviled by many was symbol of pride for others". CTInsider.com. June 28, 2020. Archived from the original on June 30, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
^ Macaluso, Laura A. (April 12, 2018). The Public Artscape of New Haven: Themes in the Creation of a City Image. McFarland. ISBN 9781476632582 – via Google Books.
^ "New Haven Columbus statue vandalized". yaledailynews.com. 12 October 2017. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
^ "Christopher Columbus statue vandalized in New Haven". October 8, 2017. Archived from the original on June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
^ Owens, David (16 June 2020). "Hartford and New Haven will remove statues honoring Christopher Columbus". courant.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
^ "New Haven Takes Down Christopher Columbus Statue in Wooster Square". 24 June 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-06-24. Retrieved 2020-06-29.

Monuments and memorials removed during the George Floyd protests

United States

Alabama	Birmingham – Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument; Charles Linn Huntsville – Confederate Soldier Memorial ✻ Mobile – Raphael Semmes
Arkansas	Bentonville – Confederate Monument ✻ Little Rock – Company A, Capitol Guards Pine Bluff – Confederate Monument
California	Carmel-by-the-Sea – Junípero Serra Chula Vista – Christopher Columbus Los Angeles – Junípero Serra Sacramento – Columbus' Last Appeal to Queen Isabella ✻; Junípero Serra; John Sutter San Francisco – Christopher Columbus; Ulysses S. Grant; Francis Scott Key; Junípero Serra Ventura – Junípero Serra ✻
Connecticut	Bridgeport – Christopher Columbus Hartford – Christopher Columbus ✻ Middletown – Christopher Columbus New Haven – Christopher Columbus ✻ New London – Christopher Columbus ✻ Norwalk – Christopher Columbus
Delaware	Dover – Delaware Law Enforcement Memorial Wilmington – Christopher Columbus; Caesar Rodney
District of Columbia	Washington – Albert Pike
Florida	Jacksonville – Confederate Memorial; Florida's Tribute to the Women of the Confederacy ✻ Palatka – Putnam County Confederate Memorial ✻ Quincy – Gadsden Confederate Memorial
Georgia	Athens – Confederate Monument Decatur – DeKalb County Confederate Monument
Indiana	Indianapolis – Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Kentucky	Frankfort – Jefferson Davis Louisville – John B. Castleman; Louis XVI
Louisiana	New Orleans – John McDonogh
Massachusetts	Boston – Christopher Columbus; Emancipation Memorial
Michigan	Dearborn – Orville L. Hubbard Detroit – Christopher Columbus
Minnesota	Minneapolis – Calvin Griffith Saint Paul – Christopher Columbus
Missouri	St. Louis – Christopher Columbus
Nevada	Las Vegas – Hey Reb!
New Jersey	Camden – Christopher Columbus Newark – Christopher Columbus West Orange – Christopher Columbus ✻
New Mexico	Albuquerque – Juan de Oñate Alcalde – Juan de Oñate Santa Fe – Diego de Vargas
New York	Albany – Philip Schuyler ✻ Buffalo – Christopher Columbus Hempstead – Thomas Jefferson New York City – Theodore Roosevelt Rochester – Frederick Douglass
North Carolina	Asheville – Vance Monument ✻ Charlotte – Jerry Richardson Raleigh – North Carolina Women of the Confederacy; Josephus Daniels; Henry Lawson Wyatt Rocky Mount – Nash County Confederate Monument ✻ Salisbury – Gloria Victis ✻ Wilmington – Confederate Memorial; George Davis
Ohio	Columbus – Christopher Columbus (City Hall); Christopher Columbus (Columbus State Community College)
Oregon	Eugene – The Pioneer; The Pioneer Mother Portland – Captain William Clark Monument; Thompson Elk Fountain; Thomas Jefferson; Abraham Lincoln; Theodore Roosevelt; Harvey W. Scott; George Washington
Pennsylvania	Philadelphia – Christopher Columbus ✻; Frank Rizzo; George Whitefield
Rhode Island	Providence – Christopher Columbus
South Carolina	Columbia – Christopher Columbus Charleston – John C. Calhoun
Tennessee	Nashville – Edward W. Carmack; Sam Davis ✻
Texas	Beaumont – Our Confederate Soldiers Dallas – Confederate War Memorial; One Riot, One Ranger Denton – Confederate Soldier Monument ✻ Fort Worth – Confederate Monument Houston – Christopher Columbus; Richard W. Dowling ✻; Spirit of the Confederacy
Virginia	Alexandria – Appomattox Fredericksburg – Slave Auction Block Norfolk – Confederate Monument Portsmouth – Confederate Monument Roanoke – Robert E. Lee Richmond – Christopher Columbus; Jefferson Davis; Howitzer Monument ✻; Stonewall Jackson; Robert E. Lee; Matthew Fontaine Maury; Richmond Police Memorial; J. E. B. Stuart; Williams Carter Wickham
Wisconsin	Madison – Forward; Hans Christian Heg

Other countries

Belgium	Antwerp – Leopold II Ghent – Leopold II
New Zealand	Hamilton – John Fane Charles Hamilton
United Kingdom	Bristol – Edward Colston Cambridge – Sir Ronald Fisher window Greater Manchester – Dunham Massey Hall sundial London – John Cass; Robert Clayton ✻; Thomas Guy ✻; Robert Milligan

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