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Christopher Columbus is often painted as somewhat of a hero in North America because of his work discovering the place we call home. We all think we know about him but there are plenty of lesser ...
Christopher Columbus House in Genoa, Italy, an 18th-century reconstruction of the house in which Columbus grew up. The original was likely destroyed during the 1684 bombardment of Genoa.
Artist Preston Jackson was tabbed by the Peoria Park District to construct a new art piece to replace the statue of Christopher Columbus, which was removed from Laura Bradley Park in 2020.