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Renamed "Confederate Park" in 1923 at the request of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. A Confederate soldier statue was erected in 1910 at the intersection of North Main Avenue and West Capital Street adjacent to the Park. It was destroyed on July 16, 2016, when a policeman accidentally crashed his patrol car into the monument.
The first statue is a historical marker commemorating a skirmish that killed two Confederate soldiers separated from their unit. The second memorial commemorates a meal given to Confederate soldiers by McConnellsburg residents after the 1864 burning of Chambersburg. Two historical markers, noting the same events, were also removed. [129]
Type 1 was a Confederate soldier on a column with his weapon at parade rest, or weaponless and gazing into the distance. These accounted for approximately half the monuments studied. They are, however, the most popular among the courthouse monuments. Type 2 was a Confederate soldier on a column with rifle ready, or carrying a flag or bugle.
A controversial statue of a Confederate soldier has been taken down by officials from the center of a prominent square in Georgia, leading to protests in the area. The removal of the monument at ...
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — A Confederate memorial is to be removed from Arlington National Cemetery in northern Virginia in the coming days, part of the push to remove symbols that commemorate the ...
The mayors of several U.S. cities said they would push ahead with plans to remove Confederate statues. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...
Confederate Monument in Owensboro, Ky. (former) Confederate Soldier Memorial (Huntsville, Alabama) Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Baltimore) Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Birmingham, Alabama) Confederate Soldiers Monument (Durham, North Carolina) Confederate War Memorial (Dallas) Confederate Women's Monument
The statue was built in 1914, and includes depicitions of enslaved African Americans. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...