(Jerry Jackson)
Reaction to toppling of Columbus monument | PHOTOS
On Saturday night protesters pulled down the 17-ton marble statue of Christopher Columbus, and dragged it to the Inner Harbor where it was dumped. Contractors recovered the pieces of the statue Monday morning.
Columbus statue recovered
The headless torso of the Christopher Columbus statue is taken to a waiting flatbed truck after being recovered from the harbor Monday morning. (Jerry Jackson)
Columbus statue recovered
A contractor secures a strap on the torso of the Christopher Columbus statue so it can be moved to a waiting flatbed truck after being recovered from the harbor Monday morning. (Jerry Jackson)
Columbus statue recovered
A piece of the Christopher Columbus statue is loaded onto a flatbed truck after being recovered from the harbor Monday morning. (Jerry Jackson)
Columbus statue recovered
Residents of Scarlett Place Condominiums watch as pieces of the Christopher Columbus statue are recovered from the harbor Monday morning. (Jerry Jackson)
Columbus statue recovered
The headless torso of the Christopher Columbus statue is loaded onto a flatbed truck after being recovered from the harbor Monday morning. (Jerry Jackson)
Columbus statue recovered
The headless torso of the Christopher Columbus statue is taken to a waiting flatbed truck after being recovered from the harbor Monday morning. (Jerry Jackson)
Columbus statue recovered
A piece of the Christopher Columbus statue is pulled from the harbor Monday morning. (Jerry Jackson)
Statue of Christopher Columbus
Margo Walsh of Baltimore shades her eyes from the sun as she examines the marble base of the statue of Christopher Columbus. The statue, at Columbus Piazza near Little Italy, was yanked from its base by protesters Saturday night, and dumped in the harbor. (Amy Davis / Baltimore Sun)
Statue of Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus is depicted in the bas reliefs on the base of the statue that was dedicated to the city by Italian-Americans of Maryland and Baltimore in 1984. (Amy Davis / Baltimore Sun)
Statue of Christopher Columbus
Bas reliefs depicting The Santa Maria and the Pinta are carved into the base designed for the Christopher Columbus statue which was installed at Columbus Piazza in 1984. (Amy Davis / Baltimore Sun)
Statue of Christopher Columbus
Marble fragments and dust are visible on the steps where the protesters dragged the 17-ton Christopher Columbus statue from its base to the nearby harbor where it was dumped. (Amy Davis / Baltimore Sun)
Statue of Christopher Columbus
A trail of marble chips and dust indicate the path that protesters took to drag the Christopher Columbus statue to the harbor where it was dumped. Visitors to Columbus Piazza near Little Italy on Sunday found the marble base of the Christopher Columbus statue intact, but no statue. (Amy Davis / Baltimore Sun)
Statue of Christopher Columbus
Marble fragments from the Christopher Columbus statue rest on the stone wall where protesters dumped the statue in the Inner Harbor on Saturday night after pulling the statue down from its base at Columbus Piazza. (Amy Davis / Baltimore Sun)
Statue of Christopher Columbus
Santo Grasso of North Baltimore scoops up some marble fragments left around the base of the Christopher Columbus statue, after protesters yanked the statue from its base and dumped it in the harbor on Saturday night. (Amy Davis / Baltimore Sun)
Statue of Christopher Columbus
The rope used by protesters to haul the Christopher Columbus statue to the harbor floats on the surface, tangled with some debris. The 17-ton marble statue is not visible. (Amy Davis / Baltimore Sun)
Statue of Christopher Columbus
Former state legislator John Pica Jr. records the destruction at Columbus Piazza on his phone, where protesters pulled down the statue of Christopher Columbus from its base and dumped it in the harbor. Pica said, "We are very disappointed with the Baltimore City Police who watched it all happen. We were working with the city for the last two weeks to relocate the statue to a safe place. This was the city's way of relocating the statue." (Amy Davis / Baltimore Sun)
Statue of Christopher Columbus
A plaque at Columbus Piazza near Little Italy acknowledges the Italian American groups and individuals who contributed to the creation of the plaza and the erection of the Christopher Columbus statue. The statue, which was dumped in the Inner Harbor on Saturday night, was dedicated on October 8, 1984 by President Ronald Reagan and Mayor William Donald Schaefer. (Amy Davis / Baltimore Sun)
Columbus reactions
Bas reliefs depicting Christopher Columbus "Meeting with the Indians," left, and "The Landing in America, 1492," are carved into the base designed for the Christopher Columbus statue which was installed at Columbus Piazza in 1984. On Saturday night protesters pulled down the 17-ton marble statue, and dragged it to the nearby harbor where it was dumped. Columbus's role in the enslavement of native people is cited by those who are opposed to honoring Columbus. (Amy Davis / Baltimore Sun)
Statue of Christopher Columbus
Former state legislator John Pica Jr. surveys the scene at Columbus Piazza near Little Italy, where protesters pulled down the statue of Christopher Columbus and dumped it in the harbor. (Amy Davis / Baltimore Sun)
Statue of Christopher Columbus
Margo Walsh of Baltimore shades her eyes from the sun as she examines the marble base of the statue of Christopher Columbus. (Amy Davis / Baltimore Sun)
Statue of Christopher Columbus
Marble fragments and dust are visible at right where protesters dragged the 17-ton Christopher Columbus statue after toppling it from its base and dumping it in the nearby harbor. (Amy Davis / Baltimore Sun)
Statue of Christopher Columbus
A bird perches on the top of the base for the Christopher Columbus statue at Columbus Piazza near Little Italy. (Amy Davis / Baltimore Sun)