Category: Monuments
Close Look at the Court’s Opinion that Slavery Panels Be Put Back Up at President’s House in Philly
Note: This page is under construction and should be finished May 15, 2026 On February 16, 2026 a Federal Court issued and order telling the…
Civil War Memorial Ossining New York
Ossining, New York is most famously known as the site of Sing Sing Prison. The entire town was also named Sing Sing but it was…
1898 White Supremacist Coup Monument Wilmington North Carolina at 1898 Memorial Park
In the middle of October of 2026 I was in Wilmington, North Carolina for my niece Jen’s wedding. Hurricane Isaias had made landfall the day…
Pete Hegseth Moves Ahead With Restoring Confederate Monument at Arlington National Cemetery
The Washington Post reported today that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is moving ahead with restoring the Confederate memorial at Arlington National Cemetery. The article says:…
Canastota New York Lenox and Canastota’s Tribute to Their Heroes Monument
The Lenox and Canastota Tribute to Their Heroes Monument is in Canastota. The location of the monument is at the intersection of South Peterboro Street…
Boston Sphinx Memorializes the Union Dead of the Civil War & Slavery’s End
Mount Auburn Cemetery was one of the first “Rural Cemeteries” in the United States. Cemeteries before the 19th Century were adjoining churches or on available…
Jerry Rescue Monument Syracuse, New York
One of the most publicized acts of resistance to slavery took place in Syracuse, New York on October 1, 1851. On that date, William “Jerry”…
Soldiers’ Monument in Marion, New York
Marion, New York is a very small rural town about twenty miles east of Rochester. In 1860, at the start of the Civil War, the…
True Valor at Gettysburg Monument in Lyons, New York
A new monument to a Civil War regiment, the 111th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, was unveiled on August 22, 2026 in Lyons, N.Y.. This…
Panel Explaining Arlington Confederate Monument Removed in Preparation for Re-erection of Controversial Lost Cause Memorial
The Confederate memorial at Arlington National Cemetery is scheduled to be reinstalled in 2027. The monument, a tribute to Confederates who fought against the United…