2024-07-222024-07-222008-05-08https://hdl.handle.net/10929/117414Designed by sculptor Archimedes Giacomontonio of Jersey City, the ten-foot bronze statue of Christopher Columbus mounted on a white marble shaft was dedicated on October 15, 1950. The statue not only honors the explorer but also the Italian-American residents of Jersey City. It was often said that he was pointing to the Marion Section of the city a primary Italian neighborhoodOriginal file name Columbus 1.jpg4368 x 2912Each photograph within this collection is protected by copyright and/or related rights. Therefore, these photos may only be used in a way that is permitted by copyright and related rights legislation. The following terms of use for State Library patrons shall apply. 1. Educational Institution/student use is permitted as long as such usage adheres to all copyright and related rights legislation. In these instances, these photographs may only be used for educational or historical purposes. 2. Non-Commercial use is permitted without permission from the rights holder, as long as such use adheres to all copyright and related right legislation. 3. Under no circumstances may these photographs be used for commercial purposes without the direct permission of the rights-holder. 4. Under no circumstances may these photographs be used for political purposes. 5. Users must always give appropriate credit to the photographer. The credit may not in any way suggest the right's holder endorses the user or their use of the photographs. 6. Photographs may be copied or redistributed in any medium or format as long as such use does not violate copyright and related rights legislation. 7. Users may remix, transform, and rebuild upon the original photographs as long as it does not violate copyright and related rights legislation.Statue of Christopher ColumbusJournal SquareJournal Square SectionBergen SectionJersey CityNJ JerseyGatewayHudson CountyNew JerseyNJJerseyThe Garden State