Statue of Christopher Columbus (Blauvelt, New York)
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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 murder 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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