The only monument, placed by the Daughters of the Confederacy, was removed today, consigned to a City of Helena warehouse.
The issue was hotly debated by the City Council a couple of years ago. It was decided to let it remain and add an interpretive plaque.
The City of Helena has begun removing a monument to Confederate soldiers that has been in a park in Montana’s capital city since 1916.
Calls for the removal of the granite fountain increased after weekend violence, including a death, during a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. The City Commission ordered its removal on Wednesday.
A handful of people opposed to the removal stood guard through the night and one woman was arrested Friday morning after refusing an officer’s order to move away from the fountain.
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