Get to Know More About Columbus

Get to Know More About Columbus

by Dave Holden

Columbus is legendary for being the capital of Ohio, and is also the biggest town in the state itself. For visitors to the Columbus area, though tons of attractions abound, taking a little time to go and visit monuments in Columbus is the right way to get a little taste of the culture in the city itself.

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 remembers Ohio soldier's sacrifices in the Civil War. The monument is 13 feet high and 11 feet wide, with the granite base at 8 feet high. Peace was erected in 1923 by the Dep. of Ohio's Woman's Relief Corps and is located on the state House Capitol Grounds in the Capitol Square.

Santa Maria Ship Replica

If you walk by Wesy Broad St., you will see the copy of the ship Christopher Columbus used to get to America, the Santa Maria. For the 500 year celebration, the duplicate was tied up in the Scioto Brook. You can walk inside of the Santa Maria from April to October, Wed to Fri from 10am to 3pm and Sat and Sun, from 12pm to 5pm.

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 necessarily 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 respects the 2,260 Confederate soldiers buried on the grounds.

Lake View Cemetery

Found 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 too , but one of the more outstanding monuments on site is the one honoring President Garfield who was killed and is amongst the more distinguished Ohio neighbors to have held office.



Dave Holden has been fascinated by <a href="http://columbusdaytrip.com">Columbus landmarks</a> for a few years. He has written op-eds and editorial pieces for many online publications. For more information about Columbus monuments, please <a href="http://columbusdaytrip.com/locations/monuments-in-columbus/">click here</a> and visit his site.

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