ABINGDON, Va. (AP) — A southwest Virginia county recently rededicated two Confederate monuments after relocating them from a downtown courthouse lawn to make way for construction.
A ceremony was held Friday at a new park in Abingdon that was paid for by community donations, the Bristol Herald-Courier reported.
One marker honors local Civil War generals. The other is a statue of a soldier holding a rifle.
TV station WCYB reports the dedication included an honor guard and a gun salute.
Many communities across Virginia have been removing Confederate monuments since the General Assembly gave them the ability to do so in 2020.
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