2020.07.23 St. Junipero Serra Ventura, California USA
The bronze statue was removed and relocated to Mission San Buenaventura.
2020.08.11 Talbot Boy Statue
The statue has been covered with signs in support of Black lives and calling for its removal. No serious defacement or attempted topplings. The state and county have reviewed and shot down several calls for its removal.
2021.02.06 General Joseph E. Johnston
The statue, originally located at the intersection of Hamilton and Crawford Streets, was relocated to the Huff House, the home of the Whitfield-Murray Historical Society.
The statue is property of the United Daughters of the Confederacy who used money from private donors to fund the relocation.
Commissioned and placed at it’s original downtown location in 1912, representatives from the Whitfield-Murray Historical Society say they expect it to stay at its new location for years to come and has already seen dozens of supportive visitors.
Sources: Preston Steger, WRCB and Isaiah Kim-Martinez, Chattanooga Channel 9 News