The downtown Salisbury Confederate statue has been vandalized several times, but counter-protests have recently turned violent. The statue will now be relocated. SALISBURY — Last month, residents met at the Salisbury Civic Center to give their feedback on what the city should do with the Confederate statue “Fame,” but Salisbury … Contains the Seal of North Carolina. The statue will now be relocated. We are calling for the removal of the Fame Confederate soldier Memorial Statue that is in the middle of Downtown Salisbury. The statue depicts an angel holding a wounded Confederate soldier. RELATED: Leaders in Salisbury to discuss controversial Confederate statue. SALISBURY, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina city of Salisbury has approved a measure that would remove an 111-year-old Confederate monument there. The controversial confederate statue has been standing in the heart of downtown Salisbury for more than a century. The downtown Salisbury Confederate statue has been vandalized several times, but counter-protests have recently turned violent. The "Fame" statue had been in Salisbury for over 100 years. The settlement of Hamilton (now a city) was named after Hamilton, a British naval officer who was killed in action during colonial invasion of Maori land at the Battle of Gate Pā.The statue was removed in 2020. The sculptor was Frederick W. Ruckstuhl and the statue stands 14 feet tall and is made of bronze. COVID-19 Response, Government Innovation. Government Innovation, COVID-19 Response. NEW YORK (AP) — When rioters tore through the U.S. Capitol last month, some of them gripping Confederate battle flags, they didn’t encounter a statue of the most famous rebel general, Robert E. Lee. The statue has been vandalized several times, but a recent shooting incident was the largely deciding factor. Salisbury City Council unanimously agreed late Tuesday to remove a 111-year-old Confederate monument that the police chief deemed a public safety threat. A group of about two dozen people gathered in downtown Salisbury Sunday at the base of a statue to Confederate veterans. Spirit of the Confederacy, also known as the Confederacy Monument, is an outdoor bronze sculpture depicting an angel holding a sword and palm branch by Louis Amateis, installed in Houston's Sam Houston Park, in the U.S. state of Texas.It was erected in 1908 by a local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy Possible deal in the works to remove Confederate statue from downtown Salisbury. SALISBURY, N.C. — Tuesday night, Salisbury City leaders discussed the fate of "Fame," a controversial Confederate statue that has stood in downtown Salisbury since 1909. The statue promotes division and unrest in our community, instead of promoting respect, unity, and inclusiveness among residents and visitors to our great city of Salisbury, our State of North Carolina, and the United States of America. SALISBURY, N.C. — The statue of an angel carrying a Confederate soldier known as "Fame" has been the center of controversy in Salisbury for years. Plans to remove 'Fame' confederate statue in Salisbury By David Whisenant | June 12, 2020 at 6:27 AM EDT - Updated June 12 at 6:17 PM SALISBURY, N.C. (WBTV) - A statue that has stood in downtown Salisbury for more than 100 years may soon be moved, if the Salisbury City Council approves a tentative agreement. The downtown Salisbury Confederate statue has been vandalized several times, but counter-protests have recently turned violent. The statue has been vandalized several times, but a recent shooting incident was the largely deciding factor. Days later and after hours of public comments, the Salisbury City Council voted unanimously on June 16 to declare the “Fame” Confederate statue … Butler, Douglas J. At the top of the column is a statue depicting a Confederate artillery soldier holding a gun. The statue stands on a pink granite pedestal. Confederate statue ‘Fame’ removed from downtown Salisbury Government Innovation, COVID-19 Response. In a three-page affidavit, Salisbury Police Chief Jerry Stokes listed several incidents that he said posed a threat to public safety if the Confederate statue “Fame” is not relocated. Others want it to go. Near the bottom of the column are two statues, one representing the Confederate infantry and the other a Confederate cavalryman. The downtown Salisbury Confederate statue has been vandalized several times, but counter-protests have recently turned violent. The Salisbury City Council unanimously agreed at its meeting on June 16 to relocate the statue to the Old Lutheran Cemetery on North Lee Street, where other Confederate … Fame was moved from the center of town to the Old Lutheran Cemetery overnight Monday. North Carolina Civil War Monuments, An Illustrated History, (Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2013), 107, 163 North Carolina Historical Commission. The statue is owned by Robert F. Hoke, Chapter #78 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Salisbury, North Carolina Picture: Confederate Memorial statue - Check out Tripadvisor members' 2,556 candid photos and videos of Salisbury Empowering … From the bottom of the pedestal to the top of the bronze grouping, the monument measures almost 23 feet. The city of Salisbury plans to remove a 111-year-old Confederate monument, as calls grow across the Charlotte region to relocate similar statues seen by many as symbols of racism and hate. SALISBURY, N.C. (WBTV) - City Council has approved two resolutions to move the “Fame” Confederate monument, a statue that has stood in downtown Salisbury for more than 100 years. August 4, 2020. SALISBURY, N.C. — The city of Salisbury and the United Daughters of Confederacy have agreed to move the Confederate statue known as “Fame” to a cemetery. Community divided over Confederate monument in downtown Salisbury Some want the Fame statue, which pays tribute to Confederate soldiers, to stay. The Fame statue, which displays an angel holding a Confederate soldier, has been the center of controversy in Salisbury for more than five years. In front of the courthouse’s grand entrance, the bronze statue, erected in 1916, depicts a young Confederate soldier carrying a Confederate battle flag atop a granite base that bears the names of 96 local Confederate soldiers and the inscription “1861-1865 C.S.A.,” or Confederate States of America. More videos from Government Innovation. Front: "To Our Confederate Dead." Mike Bloomberg Announces the 2021 Global Mayors Challenge . “UDC Signs Agreement From City to Relocate ‘Fame’ Confederate Statue,” Salisbury Post (Salisbury, NC), June 22, 2020, (accessed July 24, 2020) Link. Located at West Innes and Church Street in Salisbury, NC, Fame, the Confederate monument, honors Rowan County’s soldiers who fought heroically in the War Between the States to protect their families and thier homeland from an invading army. Two 32 pounder naval cannons stand on each side of the monument." SALISBURY, N.C. – After several years of petitions, debates, and vandalism, the Fame Confederate monument in downtown Salisbury is no longer standing in the heart of the city. How Salisbury, NC Came Together to Move a Confederate Statue . The United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) chapter decided on the statue in 1901. A bronze statue of John Fane Charles Hamilton was installed for seven years, in Hamilton, New Zealand.. A City Responds: COVID-19 . "Taking action to relocate "Fame" will demonstrate that Salisbury is a forward-looking city invested in diversity and respecting the sensibilities of all its residents" the group said in a email to city officials. Salisbury Indivisible sent city officials with the Salisbury City Council a request to take down the Fame Confederate monument which is located on West Innes Street. A City Responds: COVID-19 .