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December 12, 2022

Philly removes box covering Christopher Columbus statue

By DIANE MASTRULL and ELIZABETH ROBERTSON The Philadelphia Inquirer

PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — Complying with a court order, the City of Philadelphia late Sunday night removed the plywood box that has concealed the statue of Christopher Columbus in South Philadelphia’s

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