Park Board Won’t Cover Lake Calhoun’s Name To Honor Civil War Dead

The following item was reported by Riham Feshir on MPR News on July 1, 2015. 

Park Board Won’t Cover Lake Calhoun’s Name To Honor Civil War Dead

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board denied a proposal Wednesday to drape Lake Calhoun signs with black cloth on the anniversary of the Civil War battle at Gettysburg.

The First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment helped hold an important defensive position and suffered the highest casualty rate of any Union regiment in the 1863 battle.

One commissioner made the request to cover a name that honors slavery proponent John C. Calhoun.

The board denied Commissioner Brad Bourn’s request to add a resolution to the meeting’s agenda. The resolution also requested support to rename the lake.

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