Charlottesville After the Violence

There are many statues in Charlottesville.  It is sad to think many people will only know about the statue of  Robert E. Lee but not one  to a more famous person: Thomas Jefferson . 

Jefferson's statue outside the Rotunda at the University of Virginia

Jefferson asked that these three accomplishment be on his tombstone: Author of the Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom and  Father of the University of Virginia



 

This is the statue that has been in the news.  Someone left a sign below "Heather Heyer Park"




Below is one of the non Civil War statues here.

The statue stands in the center of Charlottesville 

This is a statue of Lewis and Clark and their Indian guide Sacajawea.  They traveled 7000 miles over two years to explore the land Jefferson bought in the Louisiana Purchase, doubling the size of the U.S.

This is the other statue to be removed, one of Gen. Stonewall Jackson. It is right outside the county court house.

 The fate of this statue erected to the common soldier is unknown.

The George Rogers Clark  statue stands along the center of Main Street in Charlottesville.

 Meriwether Lewis,  Jefferson's personal secretary, said he would accept the assignment to explore only if his former captain, George Clark,  was made co-leader.

 Charlottesville's favorite sons. Four of the first five presidents came from Virginia.  George Washington was the first, John Adams of Massachusetts the second  and then these three men followed.



And of course there are the more recent memorials

This is the street where Heather Heyer was killed. 

This lady told me she was a friend of Heather's and has come by each day to light a candle in her memory.

There are many expressions of love and forgiveness ,

I thought this tribute to the two police officers who were killed when their helicopter crashed was touching.

Hopefully Charlottesville can return to being a quaint, welcoming town.