Speaking of weird statues...

[billwatson2]

I have a new gig that some on here might appreciate.

It might be a job or it might be another hobby, we'll see. I write about history in this part of Pennsylvania for examiner.com. It is, ironically enough, exactly the paradigm I espoused while editor of a newspaper. Some people get it, some people don't.

http://www.examiner.com/history-in-allentown/allentown-statue-honors-confederates

I know this particular story will get some hits from the folks on this forum. It explains why there's a Confederate on the soldiers and sailors monument in downtown Allentown Pa. :o

[Marc]

Bill,

Noticed the staute and the inscription which tells it all a number of years ago in old steel city.

[billwatson2]

It's pretty neat. I first saw it at the rededication in 1999 and couldn't believe what I was seeing. I'm glad I got a chance to check old records and find out what the town really did have in mind.

[sbl]

"One flag One Country" Sure...you shouldn't have to have Dan Brown sitting in your front yard decoding your flag to passers by.