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Duckler: Controversial statue stands as an example of our nation’s past and our pursuit of truth
The Hannah Duston statue in Boscawen still has the red paint that was part of a recent vandalism. GEOFF FORESTER / Monitor staff
The Hannah Duston statue in Boscawen still has the red paint that was part of a recent vandalism. GEOFF FORESTER Monitor staff
April’s monthly meeting was cordial by all accounts.
All 13 members of The Hannah Duston Advisory Committee participated, seeking the truth about the granite figure standing under Route 4 in Boscawen. Or at least admitting that no one really knows what happened in 1697.
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Laura Knoy:
Laura Knoy:
Given the current controversy over Confederate statues, how should we view the statue of Hannah Duston in colonial times? She was lauded as a hero for killing and scalping 10 natives who had captured her. A statue of Duston was erected in 1874 and still stands on an island in the Merrimack River. But today, many feel the story and the statue are problematic. Our guests today are among those native Granite Staters and historians who say the standard Duston narrative offers too simple a view of an incredibly complicated time in New England history. And they re working to retell this legend through a much wider lens today. In exchange, how should we view the Hannah Duston story?