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DC's only outdoor statue of a Confederate general is back in a Judiciary Square park - WTOP News
Steve Herman
@newsguy.bsky.social
The only statue of a Confederate general in the nation's capital, which was pulled down and lit on fire on Juneteenth 2020 by demonstrators, has returned to Judiciary Square.
https://wtop.com/dc/2025/10/dcs-only-outdoor-statue-of-a-confederate-general-is-back-in-a-judiciary-square-park/
DC’s only outdoor statue of a Confederate general is back in a Judiciary Square park - WTOP News
On Saturday, the National Park Service returned the statue of Brigadier General Albert Pike to its home after being in storage for over five years.
wtop.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:46 AM
@newsguy.bsky.social
The only statue of a Confederate general in the nation's capital, which was pulled down and lit on fire on Juneteenth 2020 by demonstrators, has returned to Judiciary Square.
https://wtop.com/dc/2025/10/dcs-only-outdoor-statue-of-a-confederate-general-is-back-in-a-judiciary-square-park/
DC’s only outdoor statue of a Confederate general is back in a Judiciary Square park - WTOP News
On Saturday, the National Park Service returned the statue of Brigadier General Albert Pike to its home after being in storage for over five years.
wtop.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:46 AM
The only statue of a Confederate general in the nation's capital, which was pulled down and lit on fire on Juneteenth 2020 by demonstrators, has returned to Judiciary Square. wtop.com/dc/2025/10/dcs-only-...
— Steve Herman (@newsguy.bsky.social) 2025-10-27T11:46:44.252Z