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Vance Monument will remain torn down after NC Supreme Court rules in favor of city

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A unanimous decision from the North Carolina Supreme Court was announced on Friday, March 22, rejecting a lawsuit challenging the city's removal of the monument. The monument, which has stood in Pack Square Plaza since 1898, was dismantled down to its base in May 2021. A $3 million grant has been given to redevelop and reimagine the space where the statue once stood.

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Vance Monument will remain torn down after NC Supreme Court rules in favor of city

FILE PHOTO - Former Vance Monument in Asheville, NC before crews began tearing down most of the monument (Photo credit: WLOS Staff)

1 month ago·Asheville, United States

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NC Supreme Court declines challenge to Confederate monument's removal

The North Carolina Supreme Court declined Friday to revive a challenge to the city of Asheville's decision to remove a monument to Civil War-era Gov. Zebulon Vance.

1 month ago·New York, United States

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