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A statue of Christopher Columbus was installed in Norwalk, Connecticut, United States.

Statue of Christopher Columbus
Subject	Christopher Columbus
Location	Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S.
Coordinates	41.109606°N 73.418521°W / 41.109606; -73.418521

History

The statue was dedicated and installed at the city's Columbus Magnet School on Columbus Day, October 12, 1940.[1] It was relocated to the city's Heritage Wall in 1983.[1]

The memorial was removed by order of the city in June 2020.[2][3] The city hired contractors to remove the statue at night, in order to preempt possible conflict between supporters of the statue and those calling for its removal.[1][4]

See also

• List of monuments and memorials removed during the George Floyd protests

References

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