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Photographer: Tom Bosse
Taken: July 5, 2018
Caption: New Monument History
Additional Description: In April, 2016 disaffected groups objected to the Confederate Monument located near the University of Louisville where it had resided for 121 years. Urban sprawl and University expansion completely enveloped the park in where it was built and it became situated in the center of a busy intersection. Earlier attempts to relocate the Monument met stiff resistance. The last major attempt in 1948, Louisville Mayor Charlie Farnsley stood on the Monument holding a rifle illustrating to Public works, they would not move the Monument. When asked if there was any legal hindrance to moving the Monument he answered, “I’m the only hindrance, and I’m not legal”. On April 29, 2016, Louisville announced the removal of the Confederate Monument, but attorneys stopped the city by filing a temporary injunction to stop demolition, and a lawsuit. The Sons of Confederate Veterans, the plaintiffs, filed suit on behalf of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and a hearing was held on May 25, 2016, presided over by Judge Judith Burkhead, resulting in a decision stating the City of Louisville owned the Monument and directed the City to disassemble and relocate it to a suitable site. The Louisville Public Arts Committee was directed to find a suitable location. On July 25, 2016, Brandenburg Mayor Ronnie Joyner, Meade County Judge Executive Gerry Lynn, representative for Meade County Tourism Deb Masterson, and Meade County Historian Gerry Fischer made a presentation to the committee. Representatives from the Public Arts Committee inspected Brandenburg and on September 17, 2016 word was received that Brandenburg and Meade County had been selected to receive the Monument. Re-erection began in Brandenburg the first week of December 2016, and by December 12, 2016 the Monument was completed. In keeping with tradition, a time capsule was placed in the Monument’s foundation.
Submitted: November 12, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.
Database Locator Identification Number: p453539
File Size: 9.284 Megabytes

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