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Columbus Memorial Unveiled in D C Parade Spectacle
President Taft attended the unveiling of the Columbus memorial in Washington on June 8 as Italy Spain and the United States participated. A grand parade with Knights of Columbus and delegations from multiple nations accompanied the ceremony. Lorado Taft sculpted the Columbus statue atop a fountain shaft with a world globe and bas reliefs. The project cost 100000 dollars funded by Congress.
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Taft
Italy
Spain
United States
Washington, D. C
Christopher Columbus
Santa Maria
America
Union Army
Union Station
Supreme Court of the
Catholic Church
Philander Nox
Marquis Cusani Confalonieri
Mgr
Thomas Shahan
Catholic University of America
Victor J. Dowling
Supreme Court of New York
Marine Band
Pennsylvania Avenue
Knights of Columbus
Canada
Mexico
Cuba
Porto Rico
Philippines
Robert K. Evans
James A. Flaherty
Philadelphia
Columbus Memorial
Columbus
Ferdinand and
Isabella
Lorado Taft
D. H. Durham and Company of
Chicago
Congress