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.
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- 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. New York Peace Monument (1907): Lookout Mountain, Tennessee = 95 feet – added 10/19/26
15. Soldiers & Sailors Monument (1884): Buffalo, New York = 85 feet
16. .Illinois Centennial Monument (1918): Chicago, Illinois = 80 feet
17. Columbus Monument (1892): New York City, New York = 76 feet
18. James Rumsey Monument (1916): Shepherdstown, West Virginia = 75 feet
19. Henry Clay Monument (1855): Pottsville, Pennsylvania = 67 feet
20. Midsummer Carnival Column (1900): Milwaukee, Wisconsin = 65 feet
21. Nelson’s Monument (1809): Montreal, Quebec, Canada = 62 feet
22. Lee Circle Column (1884): New Orleans, Louisiana = 60 feet
23. New York State Monument (1920): Antietam National Battlefield, Maryland = 58 feet
24. Soldiers & Sailors Monument (1903): St. Paul, Minnesota = 52.5 feet
25. Soldiers & Sailors Monument (1908): Penn Yan, New York = 52 feet
26-27. Civil War Memorial (1870): Adrian, Michigan and Ethan Allen Memorial (1873): Burlington, Vermont = 50 feet
28. Soldiers & Sailors Monument (1874): Lancaster, Pennsylvania = 43 feet
29. Soldiers & Sailors Monument (1892): Rochester, New York = 42.7 feet
30. Plaza del Quinto Centenario/El Tótem Telúrico (1992): San Juan, Puerto Rico = 40 feet
31-52. National Capitol Columns x 22 (1828): Washington, DC = 32 feet (average) – former columns that are standing in the National Arboretum.
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