Confederate Monument Replaced by Lynching Marker
MargariteDVille-ING
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Existing Title: Sons Of The Confederacy Memorial
Existing location: 33.957115, -83.989703
City Lawrenceville GA
Country: United States
This marker has been meaningfully replaced by:
Correct Title: Charles Hale Lynching Marker
Correct Description: Charles Hale's horrific treatment by a Lawrenceville mob, April 7-8, 1911
Wayspot already has the correct picture, as primary since November 2022. Agents already consider it the lynching marker. https://link.ingress.com/?link=https%3a%2f%2fintel.ingress.com%2fportal%2fcc5c6ac320ea43b797bd23a57e33ba34.16&apn=com.nianticproject.ingress&isi=576505181&ibi=com.google.ingress&ifl=https%3a%2f%2fapps.apple.com%2fapp%2fingress%2fid576505181&ofl=https%3a%2f%2fintel.ingress.com%2fintel%3fpll%3d33.957115%2c-83.989703
Explanation: This ironic transformation is very culturally relevant for the area. These changes are worded tactfully for the circumstances.
Article about the Confederate Memorial coming down February, 2021 https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/lawrenceville-confederate-memorial-removed/85-5acf1e02-28db-4ea9-907d-e589a593fa88
Info on the replacement marker: https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=197693
Marker photo I took on October 16, 2022 (similar pictures are already on the Wayspot)
Streetview from December 2022:
Edits took over 8 months, then rejected:
Comments
Thanks for the appeal, @MargariteDVille-ING. Based on our research, we've decided to remove the wayspot as it doesn't meet our criteria.
@NianticLC Did you look at the current picture? How does a bright blue historical marker not meet criteria? Are you removing all hmdb historical markers about lynching, all over the country? https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=197693
I think its because they are taking a policy of remove and replace instead of converting an existing Wayspot.