Columbus is a city full of attractions for you and family to get some pleasure from. Below we have put together a list with some places you should visit while in the city to understand a little bit more of the capital of Ohio state.
Ohio Statehouse
There are diverse monuments and statues on the state House Capitol Grounds which may interest visitors who enjoy monuments, including "These Are My Jewels", the Ohio War Memorial, The Spirit of '98, William McKinley, Here Stood Lincoln, Peace, Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Oak, Columbus Monument, The State House, Lincoln at the Statehouse, James A. Rhodes, Charity Newsies and Intersect.
"These are My Jewels"
Found on the grounds of the state capital complex, the monument by Levi Scofield called "These are My Jewels" was first built in 1893, and moved to its current location in 1894 where it still is one of the more preferred Columbus monuments.
Ohio World War Memorial
Found on the State House Capitol Grounds, this Columbus monument is inscribed with "To Justice in War and Lasting Peace After Victory". The statue shows a WWI Doughboy soldier in bronze. It was erected in 1930.
Peace
A bronze sculpture inserted in granite, this statue of a winged lady was produced by Bruce Wilder Saville and recollects Ohio soldier's sacrifices in the Civil War. The monument is thirteen feet high and eleven feet wide, with the granite base at eight feet high. Peace was erected in 1923 by the Dep. of Ohio's Woman's Relief Corps and is found on the state House Capitol Grounds in the Capitol Square.
Santa Maria Ship Replica
On Wesy Broad Street in Columbus there lives a duplicate of the Santa Maria, the ship that Christopher Columbus used on his excursion to the new world. In 1992, this ship was tied up in the Scioto Brook in a 5 hundred year commemoration. Seeing this piece of American history reminds visitors just how young and how old our country is, and what exceptional progress we have made, even just technologically.
Greenlawn Cemetery
Among the storic grounds of Greenlawn Cemetery in Columbus lives one of the more famous monuments in Columbus. Simply known as the soldiers monument, this statue is a reference to the Civil War soldiers who fought and died in the area in the war.
Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery
Though not really pictured through statues and monuments, one area in Columbus does honour and pay respect to the Confederacy side of the Civil War. Found in the Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery is a monument that has respect for the 2,260 Confederate soldiers buried on the grounds.
Lake View Cemetery
Located in Cleveland but worth the trip, the multiple monuments found all though Lake View Cemetery pay homage to fallen Civil War soldiers and include basic obelisk monuments and more complex tributes as well , but one of the more major monuments on site is the one honoring President Garfield who was killed and is amongst the more notable Ohio neighbors to have held office.
Ohio Statehouse
There are diverse monuments and statues on the state House Capitol Grounds which may interest visitors who enjoy monuments, including "These Are My Jewels", the Ohio War Memorial, The Spirit of '98, William McKinley, Here Stood Lincoln, Peace, Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Oak, Columbus Monument, The State House, Lincoln at the Statehouse, James A. Rhodes, Charity Newsies and Intersect.
"These are My Jewels"
Found on the grounds of the state capital complex, the monument by Levi Scofield called "These are My Jewels" was first built in 1893, and moved to its current location in 1894 where it still is one of the more preferred Columbus monuments.
Ohio World War Memorial
Found on the State House Capitol Grounds, this Columbus monument is inscribed with "To Justice in War and Lasting Peace After Victory". The statue shows a WWI Doughboy soldier in bronze. It was erected in 1930.
Peace
A bronze sculpture inserted in granite, this statue of a winged lady was produced by Bruce Wilder Saville and recollects Ohio soldier's sacrifices in the Civil War. The monument is thirteen feet high and eleven feet wide, with the granite base at eight feet high. Peace was erected in 1923 by the Dep. of Ohio's Woman's Relief Corps and is found on the state House Capitol Grounds in the Capitol Square.
Santa Maria Ship Replica
On Wesy Broad Street in Columbus there lives a duplicate of the Santa Maria, the ship that Christopher Columbus used on his excursion to the new world. In 1992, this ship was tied up in the Scioto Brook in a 5 hundred year commemoration. Seeing this piece of American history reminds visitors just how young and how old our country is, and what exceptional progress we have made, even just technologically.
Greenlawn Cemetery
Among the storic grounds of Greenlawn Cemetery in Columbus lives one of the more famous monuments in Columbus. Simply known as the soldiers monument, this statue is a reference to the Civil War soldiers who fought and died in the area in the war.
Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery
Though not really pictured through statues and monuments, one area in Columbus does honour and pay respect to the Confederacy side of the Civil War. Found in the Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery is a monument that has respect for the 2,260 Confederate soldiers buried on the grounds.
Lake View Cemetery
Located in Cleveland but worth the trip, the multiple monuments found all though Lake View Cemetery pay homage to fallen Civil War soldiers and include basic obelisk monuments and more complex tributes as well , but one of the more major monuments on site is the one honoring President Garfield who was killed and is amongst the more notable Ohio neighbors to have held office.
About the Author:
Dave Holden has had an interest in Columbus landmarks for years. He has written op-eds and editorial pieces for many online publications. For more info about Columbus monuments, please click here and visit his site.
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