Giuseppe Garibaldi - New York, NY
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N 40° 43.833 W 073° 59.814
18T E 584705 N 4509330
A statue of Garibaldi in Washington Square Park in central Manhattan.
Waymark Code: WM12QMQ
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 07/03/2020
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Taken from Wikipedia, "An outdoor bronze sculpture of Giuseppe Garibaldi, one of the leaders of Italian unification, is installed in Washington Square Park in Manhattan, New York.
The statue and its granite pedestal were created by Giovanni Turini upon the organization of the editors of the newspaper Il Progresso Italo-Americano to raise funds to commemorate Garibaldi after his death. Turini was a volunteer member of Garibaldi's Fourth Regiment in the campaign against Austria in 1866. The statue was dedicated on June 4, 1888.
In 1970, in order to construct a new promenade through the park, the statue was moved fifteen feet to the east. During its movement, a glass vessel from the 1880s was discovered beneath the statue containing newspaper articles of Garibaldi's death, a history of the Committee for the Monument of Garibaldi, and poster and news clippings describing the statue's dedication."
Original Location: N 40° 43.830 W 073° 59.820
How it was moved: Wheels / Dolly / Truck
Type of move: Inside City
Building Status: Public
Related Website: Not listed
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