Town funding earmarked for the Georgetown Historical Society may be in question, amid opposition to a Civil War Confederate symbol that continues to fly on Nutter D. Marvel Carriage Museum grounds. The mayor and Town Council voted July 25 to grant $24,750 to the society, contingent upon the formation of a committee to address options and the possibility of the rebel flag coming down.
- Victors fly their flag. The Confederacy lost bigly. — Kenneth Dickerson
- Stop removing and changing history. — Steve Peterman
- No one is removing or changing history. — Beth Barbosa Croken
- Then, what do you call it? — Steve Peterman
- Patriotic! They’re removing enemies of U.S. soldiers from a place of honor when they don’t deserve it. — Beth Barbosa Croken
- You should research the truth of what the flag stood for, instead of just believing the liberal take on it. — Steve Peterman
- I don’t listen to liberals. Who did your family serve for during the Civil War? — Beth Barbosa Croken
- I don’t know. I wasn’t there. — Steve Peterman
- Because you weren’t there, you don’t know who your family served for during the Civil War. — Beth Barbosa Croken
- This isn’t about my family. It’s about what the true history of the flag is about. — Steve Peterman
- The true history of the flag is that it’s the battle flag of northern Virginia. — Beth Barbosa Croken
- The games a dictatorship government will play to get their way. — Laura Wing
- If you don’t like this government, you could always move to another country. — Charlie Harper
- Take down the flag and put it in a museum where it belongs. — Merv Sparks
- It is at a museum. — Thomas Pardee
- Or in a museum? — Merv Sparks
- Does it matter? — Thomas Pardee
- Yes. It should be in the museum and not displayed outside. — Merv Sparks
- This flag was put up in 2007. Can’t help thinking it was a response to who was in the White House. — John Gemma
- George W. Bush was POTUS in 2007. — Kenneth Dickerson
