Baltimore’s Three Columbus Markers
There is a statue from 1984 on the east side of the Inner Harbor, one in Druid Hill Park, and the Columbus Obelisk up on Harford Road.
Branches of Baltimore History
There is a statue from 1984 on the east side of the Inner Harbor, one in Druid Hill Park, and the Columbus Obelisk up on Harford Road.
The Columbus monument on President Street was put up after Mayor Schaefer’s plan to move the Druid Hill Monument there, blew up in his face. The community around DH park raised all kinds of protest over his idea.
Wayne R. Schaumburg
5 Mar 09 at 5:15 am
[...] Katyn Memorial and the Public Works Museum. Professor Wayne Schaumburg of Johns Hopkins University states that Mayor William Schaefer planned to move the Weinert Columbus to the Harbor East location …. Instead, a new statue was created and dedicated, in 1984, with President Reagan attending the [...]
Columbus Monument at Druid Hill Park (Baltimore, MD) at Monument City
11 May 09 at 6:43 pm