Another local Confederate memorial disappeared from public view last night, when Howard County work crews removed a large commemorative stone located right outside the circuit courthouse in Ellicott City.
County Executive Allan Kittleman put in a request with his jurisdiction’s Historic Preservation Commission on Wednesday, Aug. 16, to remove the stone. After a review and a five-day public comment period, crews visited the sight during the evening yesterday and carted it off in a flatbed truck.
The memorial displays a coat of arms and, per geo-cataloguing website Waymarking.com, includes text that reads, “By the Howard County Confederate Monument Association in honor of these brave men who fought so courageously in the Confederate Army.”
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