(AP) – The final pieces of a Confederate Monument have been removed
from a St. Louis park.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that most of the 38-foot-monument was
removed from Forest Park in St. Louis on Wednesday night. The monument stood in
the park for decades before it became the focus of a dispute between the city
and the Missouri Civil War Museum.
from a St. Louis park.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that most of the 38-foot-monument was
removed from Forest Park in St. Louis on Wednesday night. The monument stood in
the park for decades before it became the focus of a dispute between the city
and the Missouri Civil War Museum.
The city and museum both claimed ownership of the monument. The city wanted to
remove it but the museum sued, saying it owned the 103-year-old granite
memorial.
The two sides reached an agreement Monday that required the museum to remove
the structure by Friday. The museum paid to move it and will store the monument
until a permanent site outside of St. Louis County can be found.
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