Confederate Memorial of the Wind

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Confederate Memorial of the Wind
Confederate Memorial of the Wind in 2015
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30°07′13.54″N 93°47′09.88″W / 30.1204278°N 93.7860778°W / 30.1204278; -93.7860778
LocationOrange, Texas
Beginning date2013
Dedicated toConfederate States of America,
Texas regiments of the Confederate Army

The Confederate Memorial of the Wind is a nearly completed memorial to the Confederate States of America and the Texas regiments of the Confederate Army. It began construction on private land in 2013 in Orange, Texas, near the Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area.

The memorial is on private land adjacent to

U.S. Civil War units from Texas, along with eight large Confederate flags visible from the highway.[1] The project is sponsored by the Texas Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans.[2]

Proponents, led by Granvel Block,

Beaumont Enterprise reported that the monument faced wide opposition from local residents and city council, which had no legal tools to stop construction.[6] The city approved the plan on free speech grounds.[7]

Donations are solicited in exchange for memorial plaques and paving bricks.[8] No date is set for its completion, which depends on funding. The original budget was $50,000.[9] By 2015, the site had already received enough visitors to cause parking congestion in the neighborhood.[10]

The incomplete project has been the subject of protests seeking to change its plans.[11]

References

  1. ^ Potts, Randy R. (June 24, 2015). "The Texans Building a Confederate Monument Right Now". The Daily Beast. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  2. ^ Baddour, Dylan (April 9, 2015). "150 Years After Fall, Confederate Memories Linger in Texas". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  3. ^ Savage, John (August 10, 2016). "Where the Confederacy Is Rising Again". Politico. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  4. ^ Lomax, John Nova (April 7, 2015). "Coming Soon: A Large Confederate Memorial on I-10, Just Inside the Texas State Line". Texas Monthly. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  5. CityLab
    . Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  6. ^ Jesse J. Holland, "Deadly rally accelerates removal of Confederate statues, including S.A.'s memorial," MySanAntonio,http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Deadly-rally-accelerates-removal-of-Confederate-11819879.php
  7. ^ Tolson, Mike (June 22, 2015). "Once a Confederate State, Texas' Relationship with the Past Is Complex". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  8. ^ "'Confederate Memorial of the Wind' Almost Ready in East Texas". Texas Public Radio. Associated Press. April 5, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  9. Beaumont Enterprise
    . Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  10. ^ Burleigh, Dawn (July 20, 2015). "Parking Restricted near Confederate Park". Orange Leader. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  11. ^ (11 November 2018). Man caught on video berating, cursing couple protesting Confederate monument in Orange Saturday, 12 News Now
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