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“The Sons of Confederate Veterans, we’re trying to replace the statue with flags, and we try to put them on the interstate so more people can see it,” said Elgie McGalliard, Sons of Confederate Veterans.
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“Take down our statues and we’re going to put up a flag somewhere along the major interstates in North Carolina,” McGalliard said.
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BURKE COUNTY, N.C. — The Sons of Confederate Veterans raised a 20-by-30-foot Confederate flag Friday on an 80-foot pole along Interstate 40 in east Burke County.
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Burke County- the Sons of Confederate Veterans are getting ready to put up a 20 by 30 flag near Hildebran. The flag cost 700-dollars and will replace a smaller one here. What local leaders think about it flying over the interstate tonight on eyewitness news. pic.twitter.com/8GhOzpMYaD
The flag replaces a smaller version and is one of several that have gone up as Confederate memorials and statues have come down.
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A similar flag was damaged last week along Highway 16 in Newton. The Sons of Confederate Veterans said they’re also watching the memorial in downtown Morganton “24/7″ to keep it from being damaged.
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“I’ve had numerous contacts from people saying they wouldn’t do business in town because of that flag. $800. That could be better used to help veterans,” Hildebran Mayor Wendell Hildebran said.
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