Beautiful Grounds at Capitol Square by deecat
Photographs give you a visual of Capitol Square surrounding the Capitol..1st Photograph
My personal favorite is called "These are My Jewels", & it's the oldest monument on the Statehouse grounds. Designed & built by Levi Tucker Scofield for the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. The monument was moved to the capitol after the Exposition in 1894. The female figure at the top is Cornelia, & she's saying that these heroes are her jewels. The jewels are Secretary of War Stanton, Secretary of the Treasury Chase, Presidents: Garfield, Hayes, & Grant, & Generals Sherman & Sheridan.
2nd Photograph
The Christopher Columbus Discovery Monument that was designed by Alphons Pelzer. A 1892 statue, designed to commemorate the capital city's namesake & the 400th anniversary of his voyage to America, was moved to the Statehouse in 1932.
3rd Photograph
This statue is called The Peace Monument by sculptor, Bruce Wilder Saville. The Women's Relief Corps of Ohio in 1923 commemorate the men & women who served the country during the Civil War.
4th Photograph
This photo represents the 4 cannons on display. They are cast from bronze & weigh almost 1 ton each! Manufactured in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1964. These are Civil War period guns, & they "remind us of the nearly 35,000 Ohio men who gave their lives in the service of national unity".
5th Photograph
This last photograph represents The Underground Railroad in Ohio. It tells us that the "Underground Railroad" was not a railroad, nor was it underground. Instead, it was a "system of loosely connected safe havens where those escaping the brutal conditions of slavery were sheltered, fed, clothed, nursed, concealed, disguised, & instructed during their journey to freedom". It goes further, "Ohio's history has been permanently shaped by the thousands of runaway slaves passing through or finding permanent residence in this state."
