North America’s Tallest Monumental Columns
Provided below is a list of the tallest monumental/memorial columns in North America. A minimum height of 30 feet was required to be included. Unlike obelisks which have a squared-off shape rising up the tower, columns are largely rounded structures from their base to the top.
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*Those shown in bold/italics have been seen or climbed by the blog author in person.
Source: fox8.com Source: en.wikipedia.org Source: visitmexico.com- Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial (1931): Lake Erie, Ohio = 352 feet – see image above
2. Monumento a los Héroes de la Restauración (1944): Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic = 242.8 feet – see image above
3. Brock’s Monument (1856): Queenston, Ontario, Canada = 184 feet
4. Washington Monument (1829): Baltimore, Maryland = 178.75 feet
5. Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument (1908): Brooklyn, New York = 149 feet
6. El Ángel de la Independencia (1910): Mexico City, Mexico = 148 feet – see image above
7. Soldiers & Sailors Monument (1877): Boston, Massachusetts = 126 feet
8-9. Astoria Column (1926): Astoria, Oregon and Soldiers & Sailors Monument (1894): Cleveland, Ohio = 125 feet
10. Wisconsin Memorial (1911): Vicksburg National Battlefield, Mississippi = 122 feet
11. World War I Memorial (1929): Providence, Rhode Island = 108.3 feet
12. Beacon of Hope (2005): Oklahoma City, Oklahoma = 100 feet
13. Yorktown Victory Monument (1884): Yorktown, Virginia = 98 feet
14. Soldiers & Sailors Monument (1884): Buffalo, New York = 85 feet
15. .Illinois Centennial Monument (1918): Chicago, Illinois = 80 feet
16. Columbus Monument (1892): New York City, New York = 76 feet
17. James Rumsey Monument (1916): Shepherdstown, West Virginia = 75 feet
18. Henry Clay Monument (1855): Pottsville, Pennsylvania = 67 feet
19. Midsummer Carnival Column (1900): Milwaukee, Wisconsin = 65 feet
20. Nelson’s Monument (1809): Montreal, Quebec, Canada = 62 feet
21. Lee Circle Column (1884): New Orleans, Louisiana = 60 feet
22. New York State Monument (1920): Antietam National Battlefield, Maryland = 58 feet
23. Soldiers & Sailors Monument (1903): St. Paul, Minnesota = 52.5 feet
24. Soldiers & Sailors Monument (1908): Penn Yan, New York = 52 feet
25-26. Civil War Memorial (1870): Adrian, Michigan and Ethan Allen Memorial (1873): Burlington, Vermont = 50 feet
27. Soldiers & Sailors Monument (1874): Lancaster, Pennsylvania = 43 feet
28. Soldiers & Sailors Monument (1892): Rochester, New York = 42.7 feet
29. Plaza del Quinto Centenario/El Tótem Telúrico (1992): San Juan, Puerto Rico = 40 feet
30-51. National Capitol Columns x 22 (1828): Washington, DC = 32 feet (average) – former columns that are standing in the National Arboretum.
SOURCES:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_Centennial_Monument
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astoria_Column
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beacon_of_Hope_(monument)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_War_Memorial_(Adrian,_Michigan)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Monument_(New_York_City)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Clay_Monument
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Capitol_Columns
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry%27s_Victory_and_International_Peace_Memorial
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_Ship_Martyrs%27_Monument
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Rumsey_Monument
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- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soldiers_and_Sailors_Monument_(Boston)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soldiers_and_Sailors_Monument_(Lancaster,_Pennsylvania)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soldiers%27_and_Sailors%27_Monument_(Cleveland)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soldiers%27_and_Sailors%27_Monument_(Saint_Paul,_Minnesota)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Monument_(Baltimore)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorktown_Victory_Monument
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brock%27s_Monument
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson%27s_Column_(Montreal)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_of_Independence
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:General_James_Wolfe_Memorial,_Quebec_City
- https://www.kurtshistoricsites.com/ethan-allen/
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Lee_Circle_column,_New_Orleans
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Midsummer_Carnival_Shaft
- https://www.nps.gov/places/new-york-state-monument.htm
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Memorial_columns_in_the_United_States
- https://www.fltimes.com/lifestyle/looking-back-the-cannon-in-penn-yans-courthouse-park/article_61412e31-bbd5-5466-8f49-cce69cbbf5b7.html
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Soldiers_and_Sailors_Monument_(Rochester,_New_York)
- https://www.nps.gov/vick/learn/historyculture/wisconsin-memorial.htm
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:World_War_I_Memorial,_Providence_Rhode_Island
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monumento_de_Santiago
- https://www.gpsmycity.com/attractions/plaza-del-quinto-centenario-(quincentennial-square)-31911.html
