BGuthrie Photos: MD -- Baltimore -- Christopher Columbus Monument

MD -- Baltimore -- Christopher Columbus Monument:

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. BALTCC_220528_01.JPG: Baltimore Riot Trail Flag Waving at Fawn Street -- Baltimore – A House Divided -- (Preface): On April 19, 1861, Confederate sympathizers attacked the 6th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment as it changed trains en route to Washington, which the secessionists hoped to isolate. To learn more about the Baltimore Riot, the city's role in the Civil War, and railroad history, please visit the Baltimore Civil War Museum -- President Street Station, at the corner of President and Fleet Streets. Open daily 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Capt. Albert S. Follansbee quickly ran into trouble as he led four companies of the 6th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment to Camden Station by President and Pratt Streets on April 19, 1861. Although part of the regiment had reached the terminal with little opposition, a large pro-Confederate crowd gathered at President Street Station and waved a large Palmetto flag – a secession symbol – to taunt the remaining soldiers. Follansbee had received orders to proceed to Camden Station on foot. As the 240 Massachusetts men marched up President Street, the mob threw bricks and other objects at them. A few Southern sympathizers strutted at the head of the column, insulting the troops by forcing them to march behind the Palmetto flag. Others, taking up the rear, cheered for Confederate President Jefferson Davis and the Southern Confederacy, and shouted insults at the troops. As the soldiers reached the corner of Fawn Street here, rocks knocked down and injured two of them. Having endured enough, Lt. Leander Lynde stepped from the ranks, seized the Palmetto banner, and tore it from its staff. He then coolly tucked it under his coat and rejoined his company. The only help for the beleaguered soldiers came in the form of a lone Baltimore policeman standing here. He demonstrated extraordinary courage by agreeing to help Follansbee's men reach Camden Station, more than a mile away.
2. BALTCC_220528_05.JPG: The pro-Confederate mob gathers.
3. BALTCC_220528_07.JPG: Lt. Leander Lynde seized the Palmetto banner. 1861 City Police Officer
4. BALTCC_220528_09.JPG: Capt. Albert S. Follansbee
5. BALTCC_220528_18.JPG: Columbus Piazza The Italian-American Organizations United, Inc. and the Italian-American Community gratefully acknowledge the following individuals for their generous contribution toward the completion of this piazza. It is because of these people that the Italian ethnic heritage will live and endure. ... The statue of Christopher Columbus was dedicated on October 8, 1984 by Ronald Reagan -- President of United States William Donald Schaefer -- Mayor of the City of Baltimore
6. BALTCC_220528_26.JPG: Christopher Columbus discover of America October 12, 1492. Dedicated to the City of Baltimore by the Italian American Organization United of Maryland and the Italian American Community of Baltimore in commemoration of the discovery of America, October 12, 1984-William Donald Schaefer Mayor of Baltimore.
7. BALTCC_220528_29.JPG: Inner Harbor Columbus Statue Committee
8. BALTCC_220528_32.JPG: The Landing in America October 12, 1492
9. BALTCC_220528_36.JPG: Meeting with the Indians October 12, 1492
10. BALTCC_220528_39.JPG: Genoa Italy Birthplace of Columbus 1451
11. BALTCC_220528_43.JPG: Christopher Columbus discover of America October 12, 1492. Dedicated to the City of Baltimore by the Italian American Organization United of Maryland and the Italian American Community of Baltimore in commemoration of the discovery of America, October 12, 1984-William Donald Schaefer Mayor of Baltimore.
12. BALTCC_220528_49.JPG: The Nina 66 feet long and 20 feet wide, manned by 24 men
13. BALTCC_220528_51.JPG: The Pinta 80 feet long 20 feet wide, manned by 40 men.
14. BALTCC_220528_54.JPG: The Santa Maria 88 feet long and 27 feet wide, manned by 40 men.
Wikipedia Description: Columbus Obelisk
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Columbus Obelisk is one of three monuments to Christopher Columbus in Baltimore, Maryland. Erected in 1792, the obelisk is known to be the oldest monument to Christopher Columbus in the United States.

History

The Columbus Obelisk was donated by the French Consul to the City of Baltimore, Charles Francois Adrian de Paulmier, Chevalier d'Anmour, in 1792 to commemorate the tricentennial anniversary of Columbus's discovery of America. The monument was originally located on the estate of d'Anmour on North Avenue and Harford Road until October 12, 1964, when it was rededicated and relocated to its present location in Herring Run Park at Harford Road, Walther Avenue, and Parkside Drive.

In August 2017, the monument was vandalized by a group of individuals inspired by other Confederate monument removals, who posted a video of themselves doing it on YouTube. In the video, one individual sledgehammers the base of the structure, while another individual holds a sign reading "Racism. Tear it Down". In October 2017, Mayor Catherine Pugh authorized the city's Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation to restore and relocate the monument, and expressed interest in the possibility of rededicating the monument to someone else other than Columbus, due to the controversy surrounding the structure.
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