"Veterans are the focus" according to organizers of Confederate monument rededication
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Representatives of the nonprofit Commemorating Honor and the Robert E. Lee Chapter 324 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy worked quickly to transform donated land in Denton. “This is about all veterans,” said president of the local chapter Debra Barta.
After last year’s heated debate and the removal of a statue honoring Confederate soldiers, even public officials were unsure of the exact location.
The group’s work has been kept out of “the mainstream.” Barta and others credit the Denton property donation, chicken dinners and an an online Go Fund Me page for the new home. “The people have spoken,” says online organizers.
The park also features a historic cabin with Revolutionary War and Confederate War memorabilia.
“This is the first memorial,” said Commemorating Honor president Toni London.
The Robert E. Lee Chapter 324, UDC, has maintained ownership of Davidson County’s confederate monument since 1905. When ownership was determined and it was removed from Lexington’s square, Barta said the search began for a new location.
Korean War veteran James Goins and wife Hilda of Lexington donated 1.5 acres of property off Highway 8 in Denton to Commemorating Honor, Incorporated.
Organizers said they were reluctant to bring media attention to the ceremony but shared their stories with Davidson Local after more than 500 celebrated during a commemoration at the newly minted Valor Memorial Park.
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