Nonsense

[Descant]

Originally Posted by FlyingScot

Or maybe it was the creation of the statues of Lee, Davis, and others that was erasing history? Citizens erected statues of traitors to the United States. Who does that? I keep looking for the Benedict Arnold statues, I can never find any

The Boot Monument is an American Revolutionary War memorial located in Saratoga National Historical Park, New York. It commemorates Major General Benedict Arnold's service at the Battles of Saratoga in the Continental Army, but does not name him.

[tis]

If I remember correctly Frye Island in Maine was able to secede from the town. I wonder how they are doing.

[John Mercier]

Originally Posted by tis

If I remember correctly Frye Island in Maine was able to secede from the town. I wonder how they are doing.

Ceding from a town or a State had much less a consequence than ceding from the federal government. The Weirs was going to cede from Laconia, but quickly found their real problems were internal and being projected.

[FlyingScot]

Originally Posted by Descant

The Boot Monument is an American Revolutionary War memorial located in Saratoga National Historical Park, New York. It commemorates Major General Benedict Arnold's service at the Battles of Saratoga in the Continental Army, but does not name him.

Exactly--to those who love the United States, he's an embarrassment