Billboard calls for Confederate monument’s removal

Statue action the latest move in saga that dates back to 2020

  • A billboard near the junction of U.S. 17 and State Road 100 in San Mateo is calling for the removal of the Confederate monument that currently sits on the lawn of the Putnam County Courthouse in Palatka.
    A billboard near the junction of U.S. 17 and State Road 100 in San Mateo is calling for the removal of the Confederate monument that currently sits on the lawn of the Putnam County Courthouse in Palatka.
  • People protest in front of the Confederate monument at the Putnam County Courthouse in Palatka in June 2020.
    People protest in front of the Confederate monument at the Putnam County Courthouse in Palatka in June 2020.
SAN MATEO – A new billboard is churning up old conversations by pushing for the removal of a Confederate monument at the Putnam County Courthouse. The billboard sits near the junction of State Road…

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