TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida city is removing a 129-year-old Confederate monument from a downtown park.
A contractor removed the eight-foot-tall statue of a Confederate soldier on Monday that stood on top of the 42-foot-high monument.
Contractors will have another month to remove the obelisk. The city is spending $135,000 for work.
City spokeswoman Kaycee Lagarde said the monument will be stored at the Port of Pensacola until a new location can be found for it.
The city council voted 6-1 on July 14 to remove the statue and change the name of the park from Lee Square to Florida Square.
