The state appeared to be preparing to move forward with the removal this week, with “no parking” signs posted nearby and neighbors notified that work was expected to begin in the coming days. ADADThe 14-foot equestrian statue and its 50-foot base stand atop land annexed from Henrico County in 1890. ADNortham has supported the removal of the statue since the deadly “Unite the Right” white-supremacist rally in Charlottesville in 2017, but he had long deferred to local sentiment. A state inspection crew was on site Monday, taking measurements of the statue. ADLee’s statue is the only one of the five Confederate figures along Monument Avenue that is owned by the state.

Source: Washington Post June 09, 2020 02:40 UTC