Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Statue of the Viking who Beat Columbus (Gone)
According to this statue, armor-wearing Icelandic warrior Thorfinn Karlsefni established the first colony in North America in AD 1003, nearly 500 years before Columbus arrived!
- Directions:
- Thorfinn Karlsefni statue stands next to a parking lot on the southbound side of Kelly Drive, just north of Boathouse Row. Only accessible southbound.
- Hours:
- Toppled by vandals in Oct. 2018.
- Status:
- Gone
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Statue of Viking Who Beat Columbus
Statue depicting Icelander Thorfinn Karlsefni who, after Leif Ericson's discovery of North America in the year 1003, established a settlement in North America which lasted 3 years until 1006 -- successfully beating out Columbus.
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