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Jefferson Davis Park
Jefferson Davis Park
TypeRoadside park, Memorial park
LocationRidgefield, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates45°47′43″N 122°40′39″W / 45.79527°N 122.67743°W / 45.79527; -122.67743
Operated bySons of Confederate Veterans, United Daughters of the Confederacy
Open24 hours
Statusopen
Websitescvpacnw.wordpress.com/jefferson-davis-park/

Months after the August 2017 vandalism

Jefferson Davis Park is a private park located outside Ridgefield, Washington, in the southwestern portion of the state. The granite markers of the unofficial (in Washington) Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway are at the center of the park surrounded by Confederate flags. Operated by the Pacific Northwest chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, the park commemorates Jefferson Davis, the pro-slavery President of the Confederate States of America.[1]

The park is billed by the creators as "a pleasant and honorable tribute" to Davis. For many in the area, it is divisive, being described as everything from a "roadside abomination" to "a touching experience."[2] The park has been controversial since it was created, having been vandalized repeatedly. The NAACP called for its flags to be removed. In the aftermath of the white nationalist Unite the Right rally in August 2017, Antifa took credit for vandalizing the markers,[3] and there has been a nationwide call for removal of such Confederate monuments.[4]

  1. ^ "Vancouver NAACP leaders call for Confederate flags flying near I-5 to be taken down". FOX 12 news. June 23, 2015. Archived from the original on August 3, 2015.
  2. ^ McNamara, Neal (August 15, 2017). "A Confederate Flag Flies In Washington, And Its Caretaker Explains Why". Seattle Patch.
  3. ^ Matsumoto, Samantha (August 18, 2017). "Antifa defaces Confederate monument in Jefferson Davis Park". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on November 10, 2017.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference KIRO7 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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