DC’s only outdoor statue of a Confederate general is back in a Judiciary Square park

The statute of Brigadier General Albert Pike was returned to its Judiciary Square park on October WTOP Jimmy Alexander The statute of Brigadier General Albert Pike was returned to its Judiciary Square park on October WTOP Jimmy Alexander On Saturday the National Park Operation returned the statue of Brigadier General Albert Pike to its home after being in storage for over five years The only statue of a Confederate general in the nation s capital was pulled down by ropes and chains and then lit on fire on Juneteenth by demonstrators who were protesting the murder of George Floyd The bronze statue of Pike which was dedicated in was authorized by Congress and honors the leader s more than years as the Sovereign Grand Commander of the Ancient and Accepted Rite of Scottish Freemasonry Over the years members of the D C authorities tried to have the statute removed including in when the D C Council petitioned the federal governing body The statue s return to the Judiciary Square neighborhood in the District is thanks to President Donald Trump s executive order Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History Related stories National Park Organization will restore reinstall toppled statue of Confederate General in DC DC protesters topple burn statue of Confederate Gen Albert Pike DC Council necessities OK from Congress to remove Confederate statue In August the National Park Function put out a message about the Pike statue that reported The restoration aligns with federal responsibilities under historic preservation law as well as current executive orders to beautify the nation s capital and re-instate pre-existing statues The statue of Pike sits on the corner of rd and D Street NW in a park by the headquarters of D C police As of Sunday the statue along with two John Deere cherry pickers was surrounded by a chain link fence Source