Dearborn in Wayne County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Dedicated to Christopher Columbus

Cristoforo Colombo Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 6, 2018

1. Cristoforo Colombo Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to Christopher Columbus in commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the discovery of the New World

1492 – 1992

Erected by Citizens of Dearborn.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Exploration. A significant historical date for this entry is October 11, 1975.

Location. 42° 19.497′ N, 83° 10.129′ W. Marker is in Dearborn, Michigan, in Wayne County. It is on Oakman Boulevard. Touch for map. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Michigan and in Greater Detroit. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Schaefer Building (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dearborn City Hall (approx. half a mile away); Dearborn Town Hall Complex / Orville L. Hubbard (approx. half a mile away); Dearborn War Memorial (approx. half a mile away);

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The Neighborhood (approx. half a mile away); Fordson High School (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Ford Rotunda (approx. one mile away); Women Workers (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dearborn.

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 6, 2018

2. Cristoforo Colombo Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 6, 2018

3. Cristoforo Colombo Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 303 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 27, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.