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A new plaque was made, without mention of the Pequots. In 1859, a Founders Monument, containing a statue of Mason and the names of the 38 original settlers of Norwich, Connecticut, was erected at the original burial grounds at Bean Hill in Norwich. This monument is also referred to as the Mason Monument.
The following monuments and memorials were removed during the George Floyd protests, mainly due to their connections to racism.The majority are in the United States and mostly commemorate the Confederate States of America (CSA), but some monuments were also removed in other countries, for example the statues of slave traders in the United Kingdom.
The monument was publicly funded. [2] Prior to 1958, the statue was at the city hall. [3] This was the first public monument commissioned by the city government; he was chosen as he fought in favor of the CSA. [4] The site received a Historical Marker (#11938) by the Texas Historical Commission in 1998. [5]
Monument Hill and Kreische Brewery State Historic Sites†⁕ More images: 414 Loop 92: La Grange: Fayette: THC National Museum of the Pacific War⁕ More images: 340 E. Main St. Fredericksburg: Gillespie
The Ten Commandments Monument is installed on the Texas State Capitol grounds (behind the Capitol building) in Austin, Texas, United States. The Texas Sunset Red Granite artwork was designed by an unknown artist and erected by the Fraternal Order of Eagles of Texas in 1961. [1] It was the subject of litigation in the Supreme Court case Van Orden v.
More than 1,400 monuments, street signs and plaques honouring fascism have been put online in the first nationwide attempt to document the symbols of Benito Mussolini's regime that still dot the ...
The Monument to Confederate war soldiers was an outdoor Confederate memorial located outside of the Tarrant County Courthouse in Fort Worth, Texas. The memorial was funded by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1953. [1]
The Confederate Soldiers Monument, also known as the Confederate Dead Monument, is a Confederate memorial installed outside the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas. [1] [2] It was erected in 1903. Its sculpture was designed by Pompeo Coppini, and its base was designed by Frank Teich. [3] The sculpture was cast by Roman Bronze Works (New York ...