Christopher Columbus
[Front of monument]
A
Cristoforo Colombo
ligure immortale
in questa terra
divinata
dal suo genio
gli italiani
eressero
Newark N.J. XII Ottobre
MDCCCCXXVII
[Lower front of monument]
To
Christopher Columbus
Immortal Genoese
Erected by the Italians
in this land
Perceived through his genius
in the year 1492
[Back of monument]
Erected under the auspices of the Guisippe Verdi Society and presented by the Italians to the City of Newark October 12, 1927
Made in Rome Italy, Guiseppe Ciochetti, Sculptor
Guiseppe Verdi Society and Associated Italian Societies of Newark
Marker is on Broad St., on the right when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
