The Columbus Firefighters Memorial, or ''Firefighters' Memorial'',
is a monument commemorating firefighters who died while serving by Ed Nothaker, installed in
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus () is the state capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest, after Chicago, and t ...
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Battelle Riverfront Park
Battelle Riverfront Park is a park in downtown Columbus, Ohio, United States, near Columbus City Hall. The park was established in 1983. It is named after Gordon Battelle and was funded by the Battelle Memorial Institute.
Features
The park fe ...
, in the United States. It was erected in 1958 and features an eternal flame on top of Greek columns.
The memorial was dedicated on April 13, 1958, and rededicated on October 16, 1988. It was surveyed by the
Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution ( ), or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums and education and research centers, the largest such complex in the world, created by the U.S. government "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge". Founded ...
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Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993.
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See also
* 1958 in art
Events from the year 1958 in art.
Awards
* Archibald Prize: William Edwin Pidgeon – ''Mr Ray Walker''
* Royal Architectural Institute of Canada Allied Arts Medal – Louis Archambault
Events
* October 15 – At the Goldschmidt sale at Sotheb ...
* Ohio Police and Fire Memorial Park
Ohio Police and Fire Memorial Park is a memorial and park commemorating Ohio's police officers and firefighters, in Downtown Columbus, Ohio, United States. The park is north of Town St. just east of Third St. It features a sculpture by Ronald Dew ...
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1958 establishments in Ohio
1958 sculptures
Downtown Columbus, Ohio
Monuments and memorials in Ohio
Outdoor sculptures in Columbus, Ohio
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