Linn Park, Birmingham
Linn Park is a seven-acre (2.8 ha) urban park in the centre of Birmingham. It is overlooked by Birmingham City Hall. Formerly known as Capitol Park, Woodrow Wilson Park, and Central Park, the park was renamed after Confederate naval officer and businessman Charles Linn in the 1980s.
Since 1905, the park has housed the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument, a 52-foot (16 m)-high obelisk erected by the Daughters of the Confederacy. Following protests in 2020 after the killing of George Floyd, during which protestors damaged and tried to remove the monument, the mayor removed the obelisk, leaving only the plinth. A statue of Charles Linn was installed in 2013 and toppled on May 31, 2020, during the George Floyd protests.
Since 1905, the park has housed the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument, a 52-foot (16 m)-high obelisk erected by the Daughters of the Confederacy. Following protests in 2020 after the killing of George Floyd, during which protestors damaged and tried to remove the monument, the mayor removed the obelisk, leaving only the plinth. A statue of Charles Linn was installed in 2013 and toppled on May 31, 2020, during the George Floyd protests.
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Sight Name: Linn Park
Sight Location: Birmingham, USA (See walking tours in Birmingham)
Sight Type: Park/Outdoor
Sight Location: Birmingham, USA (See walking tours in Birmingham)
Sight Type: Park/Outdoor
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