My 90% white 85% republican community is about to lose two historical markers.

They died. Quick and quiet. They put up a good fight, but in the end they couldn't survive. <br><br>This is the story of the Confederate soldier statue and the marker that accompany a historical mansion that is being sold to a national park.<br><br>A wealthy man, born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania went to the civil war to take his riches. He sailed the seas and he stayed for a decade. He learned Spanish and enjoyed the women. He went back home and he married well. The two had a son and the son is the one they want to remember.<br><br>He built a mansion that was grand and he bought the surrounding land and he built a park. He put up markers to commemorate the men that went to war and built a statue that is historically accurate. All to get a hefty tax break as he died.<br><br>Fast forward 100 years and a wealthy republican wants to buy it and he put up a big fight. He put up a good fight. He said it was about history. He went to court and went to the press. There was a rally and they held a mass. He raised a big stink but he died. He took his last breath.<br><br>He died because he didn't realize that he was outnumbered. They put up a good fight and a rally and a march. There were dueling demonstrations and a small clash. They fought in the courts and they took to the press. The national park went to high level courts and their lawyers were the best.<br><br>After a year the republicans won the battle but lost the war. They offered to raised funds but it wasn't enough. They offered to build a museum but that wasn't enough either. They wanted the mansion and the parks but it wasn't enough. They made the top 10 in a national survey and it wasn't enough.<br><br>The city council had a vote and they voted no. They said they couldn't afford it. They voted to sell it to the park but it wasn't enough. They voted to sell it to a national park.<br><br>A wealthy republican raised 100k but it wasn't enough. He offered 100k but it wasn't enough. The people wanted it but they couldn't afford it. They wanted it but it was too expensive. They wanted it but it died.<br><br>The mansion and the park were sold to the national park service. They voted to sell. They voted to sell and a historical marker and statue has to come down. The city council voted to sell the land in which the markers and statue sit.<br><br>That is the story of how the city council killed a historical marker and statue.<br><br>Edit: the statue is no longer a historical marker.