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CAP Board accepts committee recommendation to remove USS Ward gun from Capitol Mall
Summary
Following a commemorative review committee recommendation and public input, the board approved removing the USS Ward gun from the Lower Capitol Mall and transferring the artifact to the Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum (Camp Ripley); the Minnesota Historical Society will determine permanent disposition and the Department of Administration will coordinate removal.
The Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board voted to accept the commemorative review committee’s recommendation to remove the USS Ward gun from its location on the Lower Capitol Mall and advance the application for removal and relocation.
Tina Chamiz summarized the review committee’s findings: after a May committee meeting and public hearing, the committee determined…
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