Sources close to the governor and mayor have said that both officials feel it is important to finalize the transfer of the Lee monument prior to Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin’s inauguration.
The prevailing theory among some Thursday was that the lead box was left by a person or persons who oversaw the monument’s construction. “They decided to have a little vanity project,” said Dale Brumfield, a local historian who focuses on the Richmond area.
It took four pens to complete one signature — Gov. Ralph Northam’s — that sealed the final transfer of land from the U.S. Army to the state: the 4.97 acres
It took four pens to complete one signature — Gov. Ralph Northam’s — that sealed the final transfer of land from the U.S. Army to the state: the 4.97 acres