February 14, 2009

The courthouse grounds in many of the state’s county seats are dominated by monuments dedicated to the former Confederacy. Marianna (Lee County), located in the Arkansas Delta, is one such county seat. Created in 1873 and named in honor of Robert E. Lee, the county features a statue of the Confederate general on its courthouse lawn.

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