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Supporters of the statue of Christopher Columbus in Syracuse say they will continue their fight to save the monument from being removed from its downtown Syracuse location.

Local Italian Americans and supporters of Syracuse’s statue of Christopher Columbus quietly laid a wreath at the base of the controversial structure Monday in downtown Syracuse.

Community members in favor of keeping Syracuse's Columbus Monument gathered ahead of the holiday in support of the statue's history.

Will it stay or will it go? Questions over the fate of Syracuse’s Columbus monument are continuing after the latest legal ruling.

With the future of the Columbus Circle monument unclear, groups for and against the statue held events in Syracuse on Monday’s holiday.

Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh said the city will appeal the judge's decision.

Both sides involved in the debate over the statue of Christopher Columbus in downtown Syracuse have had their day in court. The ongoing legal dispute is delaying any action on removing the statue and creating a new park in downtown.

Monday is Columbus Day and two events will be held at Columbus Circle in downtown Syracuse: one honoring the Italian explorer and another protesting him. This comes as Mayor Ben Walsh has promised to remove the Columbus statue and a lawsuit is pending to stop him. Opinions on Columbus remain divided, even among Italian Americans.

The fight over the Christopher Columbus statue in downtown Syracuse continues. Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh, who decided last year to remove the statue, expects designs for a reimagined Columbus Circle will be done by the end of the year. A lawsuit to stop the city from taking down the statue is pending.

The future of the Columbus statue in downtown Syracuse is now in the courts. The Columbus Monument Corporation has filed a lawsuit that contends Mayor Ben…