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The Robert E. Lee Monument in Richmond, Virginia, was the first installation on Monument Avenue in 1890, and would ultimately be the last Confederate monument removed from the site. [4] Before its removal on September 8, 2021, [ 5 ] the monument honored Confederate General Robert E. Lee , depicted on a horseback atop a large marble base that ...
The Robert E. Lee Monument was located in the traffic circle at the intersection of Monument Avenue and Allen Street. Dedicated in 1890, the Lee Monument was the first and the largest of the street's monuments. [25] It was removed on September 8, 2021 by the Commonwealth of Virginia following a state Supreme Court ruling. [26]
1700 Monument Ave. at the junction of Monument and Allen Aves. 37°33′14″N 77°27′36″W / 37.553889°N 77.460000°W / 37.553889; -77.460000 ( Robert E. Lee 112
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is expected to announce plans for the removal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from Richmond's Monument Avenue
Authorities have announced a number of street closings ahead of the removal of the state-owned statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on Richmond's Monument Avenue following Thursday's ruling by ...
Confederate General Lee used to stand tall over Richmond's Monument Avenue atop the 40-foot granite platform, which is set to be completely removed by the end of the year. Why Richmond's Robert E ...
Robert E. Lee Monument (Richmond, Virginia), NRHP-listed (removed on 8 September 2021 at the direction of the state government). [ 82 ] Robert Edward Lee Sculpture ( Charlottesville, Virginia ), NRHP-listed (removed by the city in July 2021, stored in an undisclosed location until it was finally melted in October 2023).
When the bronze equestrian statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee arrived by rail in Richmond from Paris in 1890, it took 10,000 men, women and children to haul its pieces more than a mile to the site where ...