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Smithsonian Deadline for Review of All Content from White House

Although the Smithsonian is a separately chartered agency that is not accountable to the presidency, the White House has set next week as the deadline…

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Rowayton Veterans Memorial Norwalk Ct.

Usually when I drive up to Connecticut, I bringĀ  Dave Pelland’s authoritative book on that state’s Civil War monuments. Two weeks ago I was up…

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Third Anniversary of My Writing About Civil War and Reconstruction Monuments and Museums

About three and a half years ago I had a heart attack followed by a stroke. After I was released from the hospital, while I…

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William McKinley Monument in Buffalo

If you have ever watched a Buffalo Bills game you have seen the William McKinley Monument in front of City Hall. As the game begins,…

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Tioga Civil War Memorial at Owego New York

There are a dozen villages and cities in Central New York that sound like they have the same name. Oswego, Otsego, and Owego are frequently…

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Soldiers and Sailors Monument Providence, Rhode Island

Kennedy Square in Providence, Rhode Island is a major bus terminal for the whole city. The City Hall, erected in 1878 and the Federal Court…

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Chester A. Arthur Statue Madison Square Park New York City

Madison Square Park on Manhattan is an attractive public space. It has several statues on exhibit including Saint-Gaudens’s Admiral David Farragut and Republican Senator Roscoe…

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Roswell Textile Mills Georgia Where Confederate Cloth Was Manufactured

Roswell was a Georgia textile town before the Civil War. Once the war started, the Confederate government contracted with the mills to produce a wide…

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Confederate Gen. Albert Pike Statue Re-erected in Washington

Confederate Brigadier General Albert Pike statue was re-erected in Washington on Saturday following an executive order from President Donald Trump. The statue had been attacked…

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Video Politics & Memory in Civil War Monuments in Gilded Age New York

Akela Reason from the University of Georgia speaks about the building of Civil War monuments in New York City and Brooklyn. After Gettysburg, New York…

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