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{{short description|Confederate monument in Beaumont, Texas}}
'''''Our Confederate Soldiers''''' is a Confederate monument in [[Beaumont, Texas]], United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=Our Confederate Soldiers, (sculpture). |url=https://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!336717~!0#focus |publisher=[[Smithsonian Institution]] |accessdate=June 24, 2020}}</ref> The memorial is slated for removal, as of June 2020.<ref>https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Beaumont-council-decides-fate-of-Confederate-15360892.php</ref>
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'''''Our Confederate Soldiers''''' is a [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] monument in [[Beaumont, Texas]], United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=Our Confederate Soldiers, (sculpture). |url=https://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!336717~!0#focus |publisher=[[Smithsonian Institution]] |access-date=June 24, 2020 |archive-date=June 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627024431/https://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!336717~!0#focus |url-status=live }}</ref> The memorial was removed and put into storage on June 29, 2020, in the wake of the [[George Floyd protests]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Beaumont-council-decides-fate-of-Confederate-15360892.php|title=Confederate statue in Beaumont coming down|date=23 June 2020|access-date=24 June 2020|archive-date=24 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624235436/https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Beaumont-council-decides-fate-of-Confederate-15360892.php|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=City of Beaumont takes down confederate monument at Wiess Park|url=https://www.12newsnow.com/article/news/community/city-of-beaumont-takes-down-confederate-monument-at-weiss-park/502-30b73946-4d9e-40ca-a5f0-2fb4e748cf29|access-date=2021-09-08|website=12newsnow.com|date=29 June 2020 |language=en-US|archive-date=2021-06-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210605164329/https://www.12newsnow.com/article/news/community/city-of-beaumont-takes-down-confederate-monument-at-weiss-park/502-30b73946-4d9e-40ca-a5f0-2fb4e748cf29|url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==
The statue was created in 1912, and placed in Keith Park. In 1926, it was moved to Wiess Park, a few miles away. The statue had to be repaired in 1986 after a storm knocked it over, and was put back on the pedestal.<ref name=":0" />

==See also==
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* [[List of monuments and memorials removed during the George Floyd protests]]


==References==
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Revision as of 01:50, 17 June 2024

Our Confederate Soldiers
LocationBeaumont, Texas, U.S.

Our Confederate Soldiers is a Confederate monument in Beaumont, Texas, United States.[1] The memorial was removed and put into storage on June 29, 2020, in the wake of the George Floyd protests.[2][3]

History

The statue was created in 1912, and placed in Keith Park. In 1926, it was moved to Wiess Park, a few miles away. The statue had to be repaired in 1986 after a storm knocked it over, and was put back on the pedestal.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Our Confederate Soldiers, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on June 27, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Confederate statue in Beaumont coming down". 23 June 2020. Archived from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  3. ^ "City of Beaumont takes down confederate monument at Wiess Park". 12newsnow.com. 29 June 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-06-05. Retrieved 2021-09-08.


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