Cristoforo Colombo

Historical marker location:

227 Mill Street, Poughkeepsie, New York

( Marker is at the intersection of Mill Street and Columbus Drive, on the right when traveling west on Mill Street.)

Marker installed: 1992

Discoverer of America. 1492.

The first American chess tournament was held in New York City in 1843, and it was won by a 21-year-old named Paul Morphy.