Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Offer made to acquire Northampton Monument

 (Shore Daily News)


The Eastville Town Council apparently wants to house on town property the Confederate soldier statue along with a proposed Union soldier statue, according to Betsy Mapp, a member of the Northampton County Board of Supervisors.

Mapp said during a meeting on Tuesday night that she had been in contact with Eastville officials interested in preserving the statue, which last year became a local flashpoint during a national racial reckoning.

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Town of Eastville may take Northampton’s Confederate statue - Shore Daily News

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