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Monona landmarks commission reviews draft Lindbergh marker text, seeks community input
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The Monona Landmarks Commission reviewed a draft interpretive marker for the former Royal Airport/Lindbergh site that acknowledges Charles Lindbergh’s achievements and later antisemitic statements, discussed design and costs, and agreed to consult local Jewish organizations and the original project sponsor before finalizing wording.
The Monona Landmarks Commission on Feb. 17 reviewed draft text and a design mock-up for an interpretive marker at the former Royal Airport site that references aviator Charles Lindbergh’s accomplishments and later antisemitic statements.
Henry, a newly introduced commission member, read a draft that begins by describing Lindbergh as “an accomplished American aviator, author, scientist, engineer and environmentalist” and then notes that “he began to speak openly about his anti‑Semitic and white‑supremacist beliefs,” including his role as a spokesperson for…
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