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Quincentennial memorial

1992

Quincentennial memorial including a carving of Columbus and the emblem of the Knight of Columbus.

1492	1992
In Commemoration of the 500^th Anniversary of the Landing of Christopher Columbus in the Americas
Erected by the Knight of Columbus of Wake County	In Cooperation with the Town of Cary Koka Booth Mayor

Dedicated by the Msgr. Michael A. Carey Council 6650 Knights of Columbus.

"Patron Placed on a Pedestal," in Columbia, magazine of the Knights of Columbus, February 1993. Sent to me by Greg Ciesielski, member of the Christopher Columbus Philatelic Society (February 2004).
Photo courtesy of Tom Eifler.

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