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Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Thursday, March 4, 2021
STATESVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Officials in North Carolina’s Iredell County have voted to move a Confederate memorial that has stood outside the court house for more than a century.
The Statesville Record & Landmark reports that county commissioners voted 4 to 1 on Tuesday to relocate the memorial. It includes a granite base and a statue of a Confederate soldier.
Statesville’s Fourth Creek Cemetery and Oakwood Cemetery have been chosen as possible relocation sites. The Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp 387 and the local chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy will be consulted regarding where the memorial goes.
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