FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — After a historic vote on Friday, the Jefferson Davis statue is being removed from the Capitol Rotunda this morning.
Crews arrived before 7:00 am to continue the work that started yesterday afternoon.
The Historic Properties Advisory Commission voted 11-1 to remove the statue from the Capitol.
The statue dedicated to the president of the Confederacy was installed in the 1930's, and will be relocated to Fairview, Kentucky, his birthplace.
After removing the statue from its base, crews found a bottle of Glenmore bourbon and a Frankfort State Journal from 1936.
Here it is! These were buried inside the base of the #JeffersonDavis statue pic.twitter.com/8Ekv8jakpK
— Kristen Edwards (@kedwards_tv) June 13, 2020
At approximately 5:30 p.m., the Jefferson Davis statue was lifted by crane and set onto the back of a truck bed.
Over 24 hours later and the Jefferson Davis statue has finally been placed on the truck bed. @LEX18News pic.twitter.com/2pZgTEAcNI
— Eleanor Buckley (@elbuckleyTV) June 13, 2020
We'll continue to update this story throughout the day.
