City of St. Louis Has Reached a Settlement With the Civil War Museum

Mayor Krewson will be available to answer questions at 11 a.m. today in Room 200 at City Hall.

June 26, 2017 | 2 min reading time

This article is 9 years old. It was published on June 26, 2017.

The City of St. Louis has reached a settlement agreement with the Missouri Civil War Museum, allowing the museum to remove the Confederate Monument from Forest Park.

The museum has committed to completely remove the monument from the park at their sole cost by June 30.

Although it is our position that the City controls the monument and would have prevailed in court, the City has entered into this agreement to avoid protracted legal proceedings and move forward immediately with the monument’s removal.

This is an outcome both parties wanted.

As part of the settlement, the Civil War Museum has agreed that the monument will be stored at their expense until a permanent location is found. That permanent location must be at a Civil War museum, battlefield or cemetery. Further, the Civil War Museum has agreed that the monument will not be displayed or located in the City of St. Louis or in St. Louis County.

"This issue has played out for far too long," Mayor Lyda Krewson said. "This settlement agreement is the best way to move forward and put this issue behind us."

  • Department:
    Office of the Mayor
  • Topic:

Most Read News

  1. City of St. Louis Extends Application Deadline for Private Property Assistance to Feb. 28 Additionally, the City will continue to remove tornado debris placed by the curb until Feb. 28.
  2. City of St. Louis Shares Report on Data Center Regulations, Community Invited to Public Hearing The City seeks to establish clear and thoughtful rules on where and under what conditions and requirements data centers could be allowed in the City of St. Louis.
  3. City of St. Louis Outlines Preparations for Extreme Cold Weather Event Forecasted temperatures are expected to drop into the single digits overnight, with daytime highs in the teens and 20s, and wind chills falling below zero at times. A Winter Storm Watch is in effect from late Friday night through Sunday morning.

Help Us Improve This Page

Did you notice an error? Is there information that you expected to find on this page, but didn't? Let us know below, and we'll work on it.

Was this page helpful?



Comments are helpful!
500 character limit

Feedback is anonymous.