A Confederate monument that spent more than a century outside the old Denton County Courthouse in the town square is being moved inside to the…
The committee unanimously approved to relocate the Confederate monument provided it be displayed with contextual additions including a description of the history of slavery in AmericaA Confederate monument that spent more than a century outside the old Denton County Courthouse in the town square is being moved inside to the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum.
Description of the African-American experience as that experience related to the legacy of the Civil War at the time of the memorial's initial construction in 1918.is 18 feet, 54 inches tall, but the ceiling height for the Courthouse-on-the-Square is 12 feet, 8 inches. As a result, a permanent exhibit inside the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum will feature the statue of the soldier and two engraved tablets from the original monument.
"We are very fortunate that we have a professional staff that has an eye for the long-term preservation of our artifacts, this and many others," said Denton County Judge Andy Eads."This is just a great partnership between the local elected officials, our community advocates, the THC and our staff. We wanted to do the right thing, the right way.”or even destroyed.
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