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2 Confederate statues were removed in Georgia within 3 days
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Two Confederate statues were removed from public locations in the state of Georgia this week.
This comes as cities across the nation have grappled with how to handle statues of historical figures with troubling pasts, including Confederate generals, slave owners and colonizers.
Monument put in storage
One such vandalism was the catalyst for the removal of the Confederate monument that stood outside the Gwinnett County Courthouse in Lawrenceville.
The stone monument, inscribed with “1861-1865 Lest We Forget” and installed in 1993, was removed and put into storage Thursday, according to CNN affiliate WXIA.
General Johnston Statue Relocated In Downtown Dalton To Huff House Saturday, February 6, 2021
The statue of Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston that has stood in downtown Dalton at the intersection of Hamilton and Crawford Streets was removed in the early morning hours Saturday to be relocated to the Huff House near downtown. The Huff House, located on Selvidge Street, is home to the Whitfield-Murray Historical Society and served as General Johnston’s headquarters during the Civil War. The statue of General Johnston is the property of the United Daughters of the Confederacy which commissioned it and placed it downtown in 1912. That group made the decision to have the statue moved from downtown to its new home. Money from private donors was used to fund the move and no taxpayer money was used for the project.
December bookings at Jackson Hole hotels are slightly ahead of last year, so far. Christmas poses some questions and the rest of the winter doesnât look that great, but again, so far.
Thanks to the pandemic, itâs more difficult than usual to make predictions, even about business already on the books.
Throughout the pandemic, travelers have waited to make reservations until close to their departure, and thatâs not changing.
âPeople are still booking last minute,â said Jeremy Wildgoose, general manager at Huff House Inn and Cabins. âThatâs the trend thatâs continued from last summer.â
And with COVID-19 surges prompting new restrictions around the country, hoteliers see another trend: Customers changing their plans.