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 Roman Column - Dayton, Ohio Posted by:  DougK
N 39° 45.583 W 084° 11.568
16S E 740477 N 4404858
This sculpture is part of a sister city gift exchange, engineered by the Soroptimist Club of Dayton and the Syster City Commission.
Waymark Code: WMG798
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 01/23/2013
Views: 14
This Roman Column is a gift from Dayton's sister city of Augsberg, Germany. A plaque on the culumn reads:
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Dedicated July 1979
Here stands a replica of a 2000
year old Roman Column given by
Dayton's sister city. Ausburg,
Germany, in honor of the 200th
birthday of the United States.
In exchange, a statue fountain
was, presented to Augsburg and
erected October, 1979, for its
2000th birthday.
Project of Soroptimist Club of Dayton
and Sister Cites Committee
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The March 15, 1979 edition of the Toledo Blade, tells the story:
City officials in this southwest, Ohio city and in Augsburg, West Germnay, have engineered a trade - a 16-foot Roman column in exchange for a fountain.
Dayton is getting the column, a model of a 2,000-year-old monument built by a Roman sculptor for himself and his family.
The replica, fashioned from limestone by Augsburg stonemason Karl Kramer, will occupy a place on the west side of the Courthouse Square here.
As part of the exchange, a statue-fountain is bound this summer for Augsburg as a gift from its sister city.
Marker Type: Plaque
Condition: GOOD
Placed by: Soroptimist Club Of Dayton
Address of Soroptimist Office/Lodge (or where they hold their meetings):
Third & Main Streets
Dayton, Ohio USA
45381
Web address: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
Please provide a photo you have taken of the monument or plaque.
Any other information regarding your visit would be greatly appreciated.
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