If enlarged, you will see the statue in the background.
One of Warrenton’s most prominent pieces of history, “Lady Virginia” stands in peril.
On a granite pedestal 40 feet above a mass grave of 600 Confederate soldiers in the Warrenton Cemetery, the statue apparently started moving during the earthquake of August 2011.
Lory Payne, a Fauquier cemetery historian and preservationist, said something seemed amiss last Memorial Day.
But, proof came earlier this month. Town workers used a bucket truck to spray the statue with an environmentally-friendly cleaner. Getting a close look at the 4-1/2-foot tall figure, the workers noticed she had shifted about 3 inches. They took photos.
Then, Mrs. Payne looked at several years’ worth of pictures she had taken. Those images reveal at least four different positions for the statue.
When, she shared the news with the local United Daughters of the Confederacy chapter, the ladies quickly agreed to contribute and to raise funds for the statue’s repair.
On a granite pedestal 40 feet above a mass grave of 600 Confederate soldiers in the Warrenton Cemetery, the statue apparently started moving during the earthquake of August 2011.
Lory Payne, a Fauquier cemetery historian and preservationist, said something seemed amiss last Memorial Day.
But, proof came earlier this month. Town workers used a bucket truck to spray the statue with an environmentally-friendly cleaner. Getting a close look at the 4-1/2-foot tall figure, the workers noticed she had shifted about 3 inches. They took photos.
Then, Mrs. Payne looked at several years’ worth of pictures she had taken. Those images reveal at least four different positions for the statue.
When, she shared the news with the local United Daughters of the Confederacy chapter, the ladies quickly agreed to contribute and to raise funds for the statue’s repair.
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