/tags/monuments monuments en-US Copyright Tue, 10 Dec 2024 16:38:08 GMT /politics-government/2024-12-10/womens-monument-planned-for-ohio-statehouse-receives-anonymous-1-million-donation The project, years in the planning, was approved by the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board last month. It benefited from a recent fundraiser featuring Pulitzer-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin. Tue, 10 Dec 2024 16:38:08 GMT /politics-government/2024-12-10/womens-monument-planned-for-ohio-statehouse-receives-anonymous-1-million-donation Julie Carr Smyth - Associated Press /news/2021-04-08/city-begins-discussing-what-to-do-with-christopher-columbus-statue The Columbus Arts Commission created a Christopher Columbus Statue Committee Thu, 08 Apr 2021 19:31:30 GMT /news/2021-04-08/city-begins-discussing-what-to-do-with-christopher-columbus-statue Adora Namigadde /news/2020-02-20/fans-want-statue-of-john-glenn-at-ohio-statehouse Fans of the late astronaut and U.S. Sen. John Glenn are working to bring a statue of his likeness to the Ohio Statehouse to mark major future milestones,… Thu, 20 Feb 2020 20:30:07 GMT /news/2020-02-20/fans-want-statue-of-john-glenn-at-ohio-statehouse Julie Carr Smyth /news/2020-02-18/curious-cbus-does-columbus-have-any-statues-of-women Statues of men can be found all over Columbus. If you're looking for a statue of a woman, you can find those as well. But more often than not, those sculptures have titles like “Mother” or “Peace.” They take inspiration from the female form, rather than real-life women. Tue, 18 Feb 2020 15:24:37 GMT /news/2020-02-18/curious-cbus-does-columbus-have-any-statues-of-women Michael De Bonis /breaking-news/npr-news/2017-08-22/in-reckoning-with-confederate-monuments-other-countries-could-provide-examples The U.S. isn't alone in confronting sites dedicated to contentious, and often troubling, moments in its history. Wed, 23 Aug 2017 00:21:00 GMT /breaking-news/npr-news/2017-08-22/in-reckoning-with-confederate-monuments-other-countries-could-provide-examples Laurel Wamsley /news/2017-08-22/confederate-soldier-statue-defaced-at-camp-chase-cemetery Police say vandals damaged a Confederate soldier statue at Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery, which contains the graves of 2,200 soldiers who were prisoners… Tue, 22 Aug 2017 14:59:05 GMT /news/2017-08-22/confederate-soldier-statue-defaced-at-camp-chase-cemetery Gabe Rosenberg /news/2017-08-22/statue-of-pro-slavery-ohio-governor-finds-home-in-chillicothe-museum One of the two statues representing Ohio in Congress’ Statuary Hall was removed last year because of its subject’s views on slavery.With the current focus… Tue, 22 Aug 2017 11:55:10 GMT /news/2017-08-22/statue-of-pro-slavery-ohio-governor-finds-home-in-chillicothe-museum Karen Kasler /news/2017-08-22/mascots-and-monuments-ohio-starts-removing-confederate-commemorations At least four Confederate commemorations have been taken down in Ohio, in response to last week's Charlottesville, Va., clash between white nationalist… Tue, 22 Aug 2017 09:00:00 GMT /news/2017-08-22/mascots-and-monuments-ohio-starts-removing-confederate-commemorations Adora Namigadde /news/2017-08-18/is-a-statue-of-christopher-columbus-next-to-come-down-protesters-hope-so As protesters around the country push for the removal of Confederate monuments, a group rallied near the Ohio Statehouse against a different kind of… Fri, 18 Aug 2017 21:17:12 GMT /news/2017-08-18/is-a-statue-of-christopher-columbus-next-to-come-down-protesters-hope-so Clare Roth