Phillipsburg, N.J.: Columbus Monument

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Place	Artist	Date	Type
Phillipsburg, N.J. (USA)	Alphons Pelzer	1892	Statue

Postcard Catholic Church and Rectory, Phillipsburg

Description:

Statue of Columbus, identical to the one in Columbus, Ohio, and Peoria, Ill.

Medal

This commemorative medal shows on one side the portrait of "Rev. R.E. Burke, Rector" with the text: "Sts. Phillip & James Church - Phillipsburg, N.J." and the date "Oct. 12, 1892". The other side shows the Columbus statue and the text "1892 Columbus 1892 Souvenir Medal".
The medal is similar to #238 of Harold E. Hibler & Charles V. Kappen, So-Called Dollars, an Illustrated Standard Catalog with Valuations. New York: The Coin and Currency Institute, Inc. 1963.

Notes

See A History of the Columbus Statue, Phillipsburg N.J. by Edward C. Rafferty. The statue was refurbished in 2002.

Source(s):

Postcard "Catholic Church and Rectory, Phillipsburg, N.J.", author's collection
Medal: author's collection.
Modern photo and information by Ed Rafferty, Historian of Warren Council, Knights of Columbus, October 2002.

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