Columbus Firefighters Memorial

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Columbus Firefighters Memorial
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The memorial in 2018
Columbus Firefighters Memorial
Coordinates 39°57′46.649″N83°0′16.708″W / 39.96295806°N 83.00464111°W / 39.96295806; -83.00464111 Coordinates: 39°57′46.649″N83°0′16.708″W / 39.96295806°N 83.00464111°W / 39.96295806; -83.00464111
Location Battelle Riverfront Park, Columbus, Ohio, United States
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Part of the memorial, 2018

The Columbus Firefighters Memorial, or Firefighters' Memorial, [1] is a monument commemorating firefighters who died while serving by Ed Nothaker, installed in Columbus, Ohio's Battelle Riverfront Park, in the United States. It was erected in 1958 and features an eternal flame on top of Greek columns. [2]

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The memorial was dedicated on April 13, 1958, and rededicated on October 16, 1988. It was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Firefighters' Memorial, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution . Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  2. "Battelle Riverfront Park". Columbus Recreation and Parks Department. Archived from the original on October 23, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2018.