In the latest addition to a list of historical monuments being removed from the city of Charlottesville, Virginia, a statue of pioneer and Revolutionary War officer George Rogers Clark left its pedestal at the University of Virginia (UVA) campus on July 11.
George Rogers Clark was born in Albemarle County, where UVA is located, in 1752. Dubbed “Conqueror of the Northwest,” he led a Virginia militia during the Revolutionary War and played a key role in securing the Northwest Territory from the British and their native allies.
