The Robeson County Commissioners decided Monday to relocate the Confederate monument at the Robeson County Courthouse. The monument, a tall marble obelisk with a soldier at its peak, stands just in front of the main entrance to the courthouse; it was dedicated May 10, 1907. The decision comes after years of research and back-and-forth from the Robeson County Office of the County Attorney determined that the county — while not the official owner of the monument — has the power to control and preserve the monument pursuant to chapter 815 of a sessions law passed by the NC General Assembly on March 8, 1907. Read full article at The Robesonian.
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