The Middlesex County Historic Courthouse Committee (MCHCC) has been working for nearly two years developing a broader plan to highlight Middlesex County history within the campus of the historic courthouse in Saluda.
The historic committee was formed by the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) after the November 2021 election when Middlesex County voters overwhelmingly voted not to remove the controversial 1910 Daughters of the Confederacy monument that is on the “courthouse green.” The electorate voted 3-1 to keep the monument.
The referendum, however, was not binding so the board still could have voted to remove the monument. The Essex County Board of Supervisors voted to remove portions of the Confederate monument on Prince Street in Tappahannock. Instead, Middlesex opted to form the historic committee to consider alternatives that would allow adding context to the historic artifacts and thus create an educational experience when visiting the courthouse.
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“There is so much historical depth to the county of Middlesex that the potential content of exhibits at the historic courthouse is wide-ranging,” said Committee Chairman Kimbrough at the April 24 meeting conducted at the courthouse.
The initial plan is to create exhibits that convey what life was like in Middlesex County at certain periods of time that coincide with the current courthouse building…
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