Description
Stone with engraved portrait of Columbus and the three ships (with their names), and the text "500 YEARS". Below this a metal plaque with inscription.
Inscription(s)
GIFTED TO ALL CITIZENS OF RACINE COUNTY
COLUMBUS DAY,
OCTOBER 12, 1992
BY THE RACINE QUINCENTENARY COMMISSION
1492 1992
COMMEMORATING THE LEGACY OF DISCOVERY AND
EXPLORATION THAT THE VOYAGE OF CHRISTOPHER
COLUMBUS LEFT IN THE SPIRIT OF ALL PEOPLE.
Sources & Information
- Racine County - History: Monuments and Memorials (website no longer available, http://www.visitracine.org/history/monument_memorial.html)
- Photo by Don Ager, 2003.
Tags
Location (N 42°43'45" - W 87°46'54") (Satellite view: Google Maps)
Item Code: uswi05;
Added: 29 October 2003
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