With statues of Confederate generals and political leaders coming down- or at least debated if they should come down- across the country, will the monuments at the Gettysburg National Military Park be affected?
Park spokeswoman Katie Lawhon said the park is not doing any interviews but did release a statement to our newsroom that stated, in part, that “the National Park Service is committed to safe guarding these unique and site-specific memorials in perpetuity”.
Lawhon went on to say that “the memorials, which were erected predominantly in the early and mid-20th century, are an important part of the cultural landscape.”
The Gettysburg Park has more than 1,300 monuments, markers and plaques reflecting on the Battle of Gettysburg and those who fought and died, including men who served in the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.
The movement to take down monuments honoring figures from the Confederacy came to a boil last weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia during a white supremacist rally to protest plans to remove a statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee.
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