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Columbus Square Tablet
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| Dedicated: | October 12, 1937 |
| Location: | Astoria Boulevard, Hoyt Avenue and 31st Street |
| Description: | Circular tablet set in pavement |
| Materials: | Bronze |
| Dimensions: | Diameter: 24" |
| Donor: | Italian Chamber of Commerce of Queens |
Inscription
BUT FOR COLUMBUS THERE WOULD BE NO AMERICA / PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT /ON THIS SITE / WILL BE ERECTED / A MONUMENT TO / CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS / THIS TABLET DEDICATED / ON OCTOBER 12, 1937 / BY THE ITALIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF / THE BOROUGH OF QUEENS & ALLIED SOCIETIES /
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