The Lincoln statue. This statue was just dedicated this past spring and has not come to Richmond without some controversy. It is located on the grounds of the Tredegar Iron Works building along the James River. Tredegar Iron Works was the exclusive factory for making all the Confederate cannonballs and bullets. When this statue was unveiled, it has protestors saying that they should not place any monument to Lincoln in Richmond, let alone at the factory that armed the Confederacy. Some people still to this day will not let their feelings about the war calm. If you look behind Lincoln, the monument states, "To Bind Up the Nation's Wounds". Let's hope it does its job.

The Lincoln statue. This statue was just dedicated this past spring and has not come to Richmond without some controversy. It is located on the grounds of the Tredegar Iron Works building along the James River. Tredegar Iron Works was the exclusive factory for making all the Confederate cannonballs and bullets. When this statue was unveiled, it has protestors saying that they should not place any monument to Lincoln in Richmond, let alone at the factory that armed the Confederacy. Some people still to this day will not let their feelings about the war calm. If you look behind Lincoln, the monument states, "To Bind Up the Nation's Wounds". Let's hope it does its job.

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