Letter to Editor: Move the Monument Coalition Pleased to see County take Action to move Talbot Boys statue

November 8, 2021 by Letter to Editor

Move the Monument Coalition is pleased to see Talbot County begin to take action to move the Confederate statue off the courthouse lawn. Today, the county issued an RFP, or a request for proposal, for companies to bid on removing the statue. The coalition has been raising money to remove the statue. Taxpayers will not pay for its removal.

Under the resolution passed by the County Council Sept. 14, the statue will be moved from the Easton courthouse to the Cross Keys Battlefield, a private park in Harrisonburg, Virginia, “as soon as is practicable.” The statue will then be under the care of the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation.

Move the Monument Coalition

Talbot County

If you are interested in donating towards removal Move the Monument has an account through Mid-Shore Community Foundation, when asked what fund you’d like your donation to go to simply type Move the Monument. https://www.mscf.org/donate-online

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