Columbus Newspaper Clippings / Columbus Statue Development / 1932 1932 Documents Old reservoir occupied site of monument Nov 26, 1932 • Post Standard Monument base found to hit gas main Nov 25, 1932 • Syracuse Herald Reply issued John Barnell on monument Oct 15, 1932 • Post Standard Throng joins rites at site of monument Oct 13, 1932 • Post Standard View of pageant of marking Columbus memorial site dedication Oct 13, 1932 • Syracuse Herald Columbus monument site drilling starts after day of tribute to discoverer Oct 13, 1932 • Syracuse Herald Columbus Day fete marked by pageant Oct 12, 1932 • Syracuse Herald Dedication of memorial site staged at St. Mary circle Oct 12, 1932 • Syracuse Herald Site for new monument to be dedicated Oct 9, 1932 • Post Standard Parade opens Columbus Day ceremonials Oct 9, 1932 • Syracuse Herald Italian group preparing to dedicate site Aug 21, 1932 • Post Standard Columbus statue gift to realize Italians’ dream Aug 21, 1932 • Syracuse Herald Italians plan citywide fete Columbus Day Aug 9, 1932 • Syracuse Herald Begin statue of Columbus Apr 15, 1932 • Syracuse Herald Baum in study of Columbus statue plans Apr 12, 1932 • Syracuse Herald Marvin gives Italians site in St. Mary’s Mar 17, 1932 • Post Standard