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Replicas of Columbus ships Nina, Pinta coming to Pittsburgh

Replicas of Christopher Columbus’ flagships the Pinta and the Nina docked along Station Square in October 2015. (Photo courtesy of TribLive)

In 1400 and 92, Columbus sailed the … Ohio River?

Well, maybe not quite. But replicas of two of his ships will this week. The Columbus Foundation's Nina and Pinta are scheduled to arrive Friday and dock at Station Square for nearly two weeks.

The two ships, known as caravels, are referred to as “floating museums” by the foundation, which is dedicated to educating the public about the ships, according to its website.

The ships travel about 10 months out of the year and visit dozens of cities in the U.S.

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