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State Board Approves Relocation of Bentonville Confederate Monument

KUAF | By Jacqueline Froelich,
Kyle Kellams
Published August 6, 2020 at 3:32 PM CDT
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The Confederate soldier monument has stood on the Bentonville square since 1908.
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The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program Review Board approved the move of a controversial Confederate monument in Bentonville to a nearby private park. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996 for commemorating Confederate Veterans and their cause, the statue was installed and is owned by James H. Berry Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. 

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Jacqueline Froelich
Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.
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