Amy Rosenthal –Director, MPAC & Main Street Guy Geirsch – Historic Preservation Officer SAL Permit and Process Meeting 2, Presentations and Staff Research | Page 1 of 23
Amy Rosenthal –Director, MPAC & Main Street
Guy Geirsch – Historic Preservation Officer
SAL Permit and Process
Meeting 2, Presentations and Staff Research | Page 1 of 23
State Antiquities Landmark (SAL)• Status that is designated by the Texas Historical
Commission (THC) and receives legal protection underthe Antiquities Code of Texas (the Code)
• SAL designation indicates that the site is an importantpart of our state’s historical legacy
• The Code was created to protect archeological sitesand historic buildings/structures on public land
• Must be listed in National Register of Historic Placeprior to SAL designation
Meeting 2, Presentations and Staff Research | Page 2 of 23
Old Collin County Courthouse• 1982 - Recorded Texas Historic Landmark (RTHL)
• 1983 - Listed on the National Register of HistoricPlaces for “Old Collin County Courthouse”
• 1998 - State Antiquities Landmark (SAL)
Meeting 2, Presentations and Staff Research | Page 3 of 23
SAL Designation & Permit Process▪ SAL designation does not mean that sites or buildings cannot
be altered or destroyed
▪ Land owning agency must consult with THC about proposed actions through the permit process and THC will determine if work will be allowed
▪ THC asks for statue SAL permit to focus:
– How it is removed
– Protected during relocation
– Where relocated to
– What happens after statue is relocated
▪ THC approval required prior to any action
Meeting 2, Presentations and Staff Research | Page 4 of 23
Jakia Brunell
Public Input Process
Meeting 2, Presentations and Staff Research | Page 5 of 23
▪ Public Input Survey:
– Information about responder
–Opinion regarding the Throckmorton statue and future status
▪ Timeline
–Open to the public 9/10, ends 9/25
– Results presented to council and public on 10/6
▪ Distribution Platforms and Outlets
– Survey will appear in City of McKinney Newsletter 9/10, 9/17, &9/21
– City of McKinney social media platforms
–Nextdoor
– Landing page on city website
Community Survey Overview
Meeting 2, Presentations and Staff Research | Page 6 of 23
Mark Doty – Assistant Director of Planning
Surrounding Communities/Counties Responses to Confederate Monuments
Meeting 2, Presentations and Staff Research | Page 7 of 23
▪ Grayson County, Sherman
▪ Standing
Surrounding Communities/Counties Confederate Monuments
▪ Hunt County, Greenville
▪ Removed by MuseumBoard in July 2020 and inundisclosed location
▪ Denton County, Denton
▪ Removed by CountyCommissioners in June2020.
Meeting 2, Presentations and Staff Research | Page 8 of 23
▪ Ellis County, Waxahachie
▪ Standing
Surrounding Communities/Counties Confederate Monuments
▪ Cooke County, Gainesville
▪ Voted to stay by Council,July 2020
▪ Gainesville, Leonard Park
▪ Removed by City andreturned to UDC, July 2020
Meeting 2, Presentations and Staff Research | Page 9 of 23
▪ Parker County, Weatherford
▪ After protests, County votedto keep in place, July 2020
Surrounding Communities/Counties Confederate Monuments
▪ Kaufman County, Kaufman
▪ Standing, Commissionformed to review, August2020
▪ Robert E Lee and ConfederateMonument, Dallas County,Dallas
▪ Both removed
Meeting 2, Presentations and Staff Research | Page 10 of 23
▪ Fannin County, Bonham
▪ Samuel Davis
Surrounding Communities/Counties Confederate Monuments
▪ Tarrant County, Ft. Worth
▪ Removed by CountyCommissioners, June 2020
▪ Hood County, Granbury
▪ Hiram B Granbury
Meeting 2, Presentations and Staff Research | Page 11 of 23
Surrounding Communities/Counties Confederate Monuments
▪ Johnson County, Cleburne
▪ Patrick Cleburne
▪ Johnson County, Cleburne
▪ Standing
▪ Johnson County, Cleburne
▪ Cemetery
Meeting 2, Presentations and Staff Research | Page 12 of 23
▪ Confederate and/or CSA verbiage
▪ Most feature unnamed soldiers, some are based upon specificpeople, others are obelisks/arch/generic
▪ Almost all contain plaques with funding/sponsors such as UDC,CVA, etc.
▪ Dedicated to the soldiers who lost their lives fighting for theConfederacy
▪ Routinely listed as Confederate monuments by various sources
Confederate Monument Characteristics
Meeting 2, Presentations and Staff Research | Page 13 of 23
▪ Not routinely included inConfederate monument listings
▪ Does not containConfederate/CSA verbiage orsymbols
▪ Not ‘officially’ sponsored by UDCor CVA on statue or base
Throckmorton Statue
▪ McKinney Weekly Democrat-Gazette – Thu, July 7, 1927
Meeting 2, Presentations and Staff Research | Page 14 of 23
Questions and Discussion
Meeting 2, Presentations and Staff Research | Page 15 of 23
Jakia Brunell
Public Input Process
Meeting 2, Presentations and Staff Research | Page 16 of 23
▪ Public Input Survey:
– Information about responder
–Opinion regarding the Throckmorton statue and future status
▪ Timeline
–Open to the public 9/10, ends 9/25
– Results presented to council and public on 10/6
▪ Distribution Platforms and Outlets
– Survey will appear in City of McKinney Newsletter 9/10, 9/17, & 9/21
– City of McKinney social media platforms
–Nextdoor
– Landing page on city website
Community Survey Overview
Meeting 2, Presentations and Staff Research | Page 17 of 23
North Texas Confederate Statues
City
(County) Location Description
Specific
Person? Sponsor Erected Status
Date
Removed
Bastrop
(Bastrop) Courthouse
Monument (not a statue)
erected to Conf. Major Joseph D
Sayers, also Gov of Texas 1899-
1903. Erected in 1964 by State of
Texas. Bastrop was his home
town. Yes
State of
Texas 1964
County Commissioners voted
to remove both statues 2020
pending
removal
Bastrop
(Bastrop) Courthouse
Obelisk to Confederate soldiers
of Bastrop No UDC 1910
County Commissioners voted
to remove both statues 2020
pending
removal
Farmersville
(Collin) City Park Unnamed Confederate Soldier No UDC/UCV 1917 still standing n/a
Gainesville
(Cooke) Courthouse Unnamed Confederate Soldier No UDC 1908
Cooke County Commissioners
voted 4-1 to keep courthouse
statue (August 2020) n/a
Gainesville
(Cooke) Leonard Park Unnamed Confederate Soldier No UDC 1908
Gainesville City Council voted
to return to United
Daughters of the
Confederacy July 2020
pending
removal
Dallas
(Dallas) Lee Park Robert E. Lee on Traveller Yes
Dallas
Southern
Monument
Association 1935
Dallas City Council voted to
remove. Sold in auction to
private entity 2017
Dallas
(Dallas) Pioneer Park
Unnamed soldier surrounded by
Jefferson Davis, Robert E Lee,
Stonewall Jackson, and Albert
Sydney Johnstone Yes UDC 1897
Dallas City Countil voted to
remove 2020
Denton
(Denton) Courthouse
Confederate soldier, arch,
drinking fountains No UDC 1918
Denton County
Commissioners voted to
remove statue with plans to
relocate with contextual
signage, no location decided
yet 2020
Waxahachie
(Ellis) Courthouse Unnamed Confederate Soldier No UDC 1912
petition to remove June
2020, no further action n/a
Bonham
(Fannin) Courthouse
Unnamed Confederate Soldier,
some say modeled after Samual
Davis, icon of the "Lost Cause"
movement. No UDC/CVA 1905 Still standing n/a
Sherman
(Grayson) Courthouse Unnamed Confederate Soldier No UDC 1896
Protests and petitions, but no
action/decision yet n/a
Meeting 2, Presentations and Staff Research | Page 18 of 23
North Texas Confederate Statues
City
(County) Location Description
Specific
Person? Sponsor Erected Status
Date
Removed
Marshall
(Harrison) Courthouse Unnamed Confederate Soldier No UDC 1906
Harrison County
Commissioners took no
action, despite protests and
calls for removal n/a
Granbury
(Hood) Courthouse
Hiram Bronson Granbury,
Confederate hero and namesake
of town Yes UDC 1913
no discussion or plans to
remove it or change the city's
name n/a
Greenville
(Hunt)
History
Museum
Unnamed Confederate Soldier -
originally on school grounds,
moved to History Museum No UDC 1926
Removed by History Museum
to unknown location citing
fears of vandalism 2020
Cleburne
(Johnson)
Cleburne
Memorial
Cemetery Confederate Memorial Arch No UDC 1921 still standing n/a
Cleburne
(Johnson) Courthouse Unnamed Confederate Soldier No UDC 1917 still standing n/a
Kaufman
(Kaufman) Courthouse Unnamed Confederate Soldier No UDC 1911
Kaufman County
Commissioners' Court
established 15-member
Monument Citizens
Commission (Sept 2020) n/a
Wichita Falls
(Montague) Memorial Obelisk No UDC 1934
petition to remove June
2020, no further action n/a
Weatherford
(Parker) Courthouse Unnamed Confederate Soldier No UDC 1915
several heated protests,
Parker County
Commissioners voted to keep
statue n/a
Fort Worth
(Tarrant) Courthouse
granite marker dedicated to
Confederate war soldiers No UDC 1953
Tarrant county
commissioners voted to
remove 2020
Meeting 2, Presentations and Staff Research | Page 19 of 23
Statues of Political Figures - Civil War Era and After
City
(County) location Description Funding Erected Status
Date
Removed
Belton
(Bell) Courthouse
Peter Hansbrough Bell,
Texas Governor, US
senator, Captain of the
Texas Rangers, veteran of
San Jacinto and Mexican
War
Commission of
Control for
Texas
Centennial
Celebrations 1936 still standing n/a
Killeen
(Bell)
Central
Texas
College
Campus Lyndon Baines Johnson Donations 1976 still standing n/a
Dallas
(Dallas)
Dallas Love
Field
Statue of Texas Ranger,
thought to be modeled
after Sgt E.J. Banks, whose
actions impeded school
integration in the 50's
Private
donations 1963
2019 Dallas City Council
considered proposal to
replace it with statue of
civil rights attorney, but
did not; removed to
storage 2020 2020
Dallas
(Dallas) Fair Park
R.L. Thornton,
businessman and civic
leader, served as Mayor
of Dallas 1953-1961
State Fair of
Texas
Association 1968 still standing n/a
Waxahachie
(Ellis) Courthouse
Statue of Richard Ellis
(1781-1846) - Plantation
owner, president of the
Constitutional Convention
in 1833. Inscription reads:
"Nurtured in the culture
of the old South,
practiced in the
application of the law he
exercised , in behalf of
Texas courage, vision and
leadership"
Commission of
Control for
Texas
Centennial
Celebrations 1936 no calls for removal n/a
Bonham
(Fannin) Courthouse
James Butler Bonham
1807-1836 - died at the
battle of the Alamo
Commission of
Control for
Texas
Centennial
Celebrations 1936 no calls for removal n/a
Meeting 2, Presentations and Staff Research | Page 20 of 23
Statues of Political Figures - Civil War Era and After
City
(County) location Description Funding Erected Status
Date
Removed
Bonham
(Fannin)
Sam Rayburn
Library
Sam Rayburn, Speaker of
US House of
Representatives Donations 1990 still standing n/a
Denison
(Grayson)
Eisenhower
Birthplace
State Park
Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower
Denison
Historical
Society and
private
donations 1972 still standing n/a
Cleburne
(Johnson)
Justice
Center
Statue of Patrick Cleburne
a Confederate
commander, but was
vocally opposed to
slavery. City's namesake.
Buffalo Creek
Association 2015 still standing n/a
Lubbock
(Lubbock)
Texas Tech
University Governor Preston Smith
Private
donations 1985 still standing n/a
Georgetown
(Williamson) Courthouse
Dan Moody, Governor of
Texas, known for
prosecuting KKK and
fighting corruption in
State government. ? 2016
Erected as a
counterbalance to the
Confederate statue in
Georgetown, to mixed
reception. His
prosecution of KKK
members was for beating
a white man for renting a
room in a widow's house,
not as a champion for
rights of blacks. He also
blocked voting rights of
blacks in 1944 as
Governor of Texas. n/a
Colorado City
(Mitchell) Courthouse
Congressman George H.
Mahon
public
donations 1986 still standing n/a
Meeting 2, Presentations and Staff Research | Page 21 of 23
Sources
Anglin, D. (2020, June 9). Confederate soldiers monument to be taken down in Fort Worth. KDFW Fox 4. https://www.fox4news.com/news/confederate-soldiers-monument-to-be-taken-down-in-fort-worth
Avila, A. (2020, June 25). ‘A watershed moment’: how scholarship and activism finally toppled a Texas Ranger statue in Dallas. Texas Monthly. https://www.texasmonthly.com/politics/texas-ranger-statue-dallas-love-field/
Carter, S. (2020, July 8). Gainesville, Granbury and Waxahachie are latest to consider Confederate statues’ fate. Dallas Observer. https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/texas-confederate-monuments-gainesville-waxahachie-11924313
Fannin County Historical Commission. (n.d.). Confederate monument. https://www.fannincountyhistory.org/confederate-monument.html
Goodwyn, W. (2017, June 5). Texas town ‘balances’ Confederate statue with one of lawyer who fought KKK. NPR Morning Edition. https://www.npr.org/2017/06/05/531536384/texas-town-finds-unique-way-to-deal-with-confederate-statue-controversies
Harmon, S. (2020, June 18). Protests calling for removal of Confederate Soldier statue at Kaufman County Courthouse. The Kaufman Herald. http://www.kaufmanherald.com/around_town/article_7aa24eb8-b17a-11ea-a4d9-2f9bdea821ba.html
Higgs, R. (2020, June 25). Confederate monument removed from square. Denton Record-Chronicle. https://dentonrc.com/news/confederate-monument-removed-from-square/article_5c08cdbf-e801-5cc8-a373-78bd4042c873.html
Kellar, B. (2020, July 7). Confederate soldier memorial removed from museum grounds. Greenville Herald Banner. https://www.heraldbanner.com/news/local_news/confederate-soldier-memorial-removed-from-museum-grounds/article_f393572a-c09a-11ea-a2ad-e7b7ad341a9a.html
Kellar, B. (2020, July 11). Museum considering future plans for Confederate memorial. Greenville Herald Banner. https://www.heraldbanner.com/news/local_news/museum-considering-future-plans-for-confederate-memorial/article_eb8d33b0-c2f8-11ea-9f4e-138cd05542f0.html
Keylor, K. (2020, August 17). Commissioners: Cooke County Confederate monument to remain. KTEN. https://www.kten.com/story/42506700/gainesville-confederate-monument-voted-to-stay-where-it-stands
Kowalick, C. (2020, July 13). Groups gather signatures in battle over confederate monument. Times Record News. https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2020/07/13/blm-collect-signatures-confederate-statue-removal/5427571002/
Meeting 2, Presentations and Staff Research | Page 22 of 23
Little, C. M. (1996). A comprehensive guide to outdoor sculpture in Texas. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press.
McMichael, K. (2009). Sacred memories: the Civil War monument movement in Texas. Denton, TX: Texas State Historical Association.
Quatrino, N. (2020, June 18). Protesters clash over Confederate monument outside Grayson Co. Courthouse. KXII News 12. https://www.kxii.com/2020/06/19/protesters-respond-to-petitions-remove-grayson-countys-confederate-statue-or-leave-it-be/
Richards, M. (2020, August 18). Kaufman County Citizens’ Commission to meet, gather public input on Confederate monument at county courthouse. In Forney. https://www.inforney.com/local-news/kaufman-county-citizens-commission-to-meet-gather-public-input-on-confederate-monument-at-county-courthouse/article_fe8585c0-e17b-11ea-a619-fbcf4c8c0156.html
Richardson, R. Y. (2020, August 19). Harrison County Commissioners Court to take action on Confederate Statue. The Marshall News Messenger. https://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/harrison-county-commissioners-court-to-take-action-on-confederate-statue/article_56304260-e1b3-11ea-ad61-43844d42172f.html
Sherman Attorney calls for removal of Confederate statue from courthouse lawn. (2020, June 16). Sherman Herald Democrat. https://www.heralddemocrat.com/news/20200616/sherman-attorney-calls-for-removal-of-confederate-statue-from-courthouse-lawn
Smith, M. (2015, April 14). City’s namesake statue unveiled. Cleburne Times-Review. https://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/news/city-s-namesake-statue-unveiled/article_c80cfae4-e2af-11e4-88f7-af9ce1394716.html
Solis, N. (2020, July 30). Parker County Commissioners vote unanimously to keep Confederate statue in Weatherford. Fox 4 KDFW. https://www.fox4news.com/news/parker-county-commissioners-vote-unanimously-to-keep-confederate-statue-in-weatherford
Swanson, D. J. (2020, June). The horrible truth of Love Field’s Texas Ranger statue. D Magazine. https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/2020/june/texas-rangers-love-field-statue-jay-banks-frank-hamer/
Meeting 2, Presentations and Staff Research | Page 23 of 23