Eastern Shore Post photographer Jim Ritch was on hand as Eastville’s confederate monument was dismantled and removed Aug. 26. Click on any photo below to enter the photo gallery.
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- Eastville’s Confederate statue is silhouetted against grey sky and utility wires shortly before its removal Aug. 26. Photo by Jim Ritch.
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- Eastville’s Confederate monument has stood in the Courthouse Green since 1914. Photo by Jim Ritch.
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- Eastville’s Confederate statue shortly before its removal Aug. 26. Photo by Jim Ritch.
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- This carved sentinel has kept watch over Eastville’s Courthouse Green since 1914. Photo by Jim Ritch.
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- The moon rises behind Eastville’s Confederate statue, perched atop a column that is part of a memorial to Confederate soldiers, shortly before its Aug. 26 removal. Photo by Jim Ritch.
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- The moon rises behind Eastville’s Confederate statue, perched atop a column that is part of a memorial to Confederate soldiers from Accomack and Northampton counties, shortly before it was removed Aug. 26. Photo by Jim Ritch.
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- An employee of Stratified, a company contracted by the county to remove its Confederate monument, guides the statue as it is hoisted off the column where it has stood since 1914. Photo by Jim Ritch.
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- An employee of Stratified, a company contracted by the county to remove its Confederate monument, guides the statue as it is hoisted from the column where it has stood since 1914. Photo by Jim Ritch.
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- Employees of Stratified, a company contracted by the county to remove its Confederate monument, guides the statue as it is lowered to a trailer for removal. Photo by Jim Ritch.
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- Employees of Stratified, a company contracted by the county to remove its Confederate monument, guides the statue as it is lowered to a trailer for removal. Photo by Jim Ritch.
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- Employees of Stratified, a company contracted by the county to remove its Confederate monument, guides the statue as it is lowered to a trailer for removal. Photo by Jim Ritch.
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- Employees of Stratified, a company contracted by the county to remove its Confederate monument, guides the statue as it is lowered to a trailer for removal. Photo by Jim Ritch.
