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.
It was recently discovered that the society’s monetary request did not meet the April 1 deadline established in a 2007 ordinance pertaining to the Georgetown Recreation Education Arts Trust Fund.
- I thought Delaware remained in the Union during the Civil War. Learn something new every day. — Mark Walter
- They did remain in the Union. — Beth Barbosa Croken
- Joe Biden said Delaware was a slave state. — Bob Hice
- They actually were a slave state. They were a border state. — Beth Barbosa Croken
- That racist flag has no business at all being flown anywhere in America! — Jamie Jean
- Fly the flag, lose funding! It’s not even a historically accurate flag. It’s the battle flag of northern Virginia. It has no historical relevance to Delaware. — Beth Barbosa Croken
- Take that flag down and put it in a museum. — Tillis M. Breland Jr.
- Give them their money. It’s a museum. — Doug Poore
- Fly the flag and give them the money. — Matt Andrews
- Fly the flag, lose the money. — Beth Barbosa Croken
- Do you realize it’s at a museum? — Thomas Pardee
- Yes! It’s flying outside of the museum to honor racist enemies of U.S. soldiers. I wonder why they’re flying the battle flag of northern Virginia. It has no historical relevance to Delaware. The SCV is ignorant, so they probably don’t even know the difference. — Beth Barbosa Croken
- Stop with the racist baiting of the Confederate battle flag. It’s freaking history! Deal with it. — Howard Gaines III
- It’s history of enemies of U.S. soldiers. It shouldn’t be flying. — Beth Barbosa Croken
