Abraham Lincoln statue vandalized outside Bennington Museum
BENNINGTON, Vt. – Police in Bennington are looking for the person or people who vandalized a statue of Abraham Lincoln this weekend.
The statue is outside the Bennington Museum, and it commemorates the end of slavery.
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The graffiti shows the number 38 in red. Police say it’s a reference to the Dakota 38, when 38 Native American men were hanged under an order from Lincoln.
Vandals also put up a sign that reads "Land Back".
This Abraham Lincoln statue outside the Bennington Museum was vandalized over the weekend.[Bennington Police Department]
The museum staff says it will cost thousands of dollars to remove the paint.
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Anyone with information is asked to call Officer Amanda Knox at Bennington Police: (802) 442-1030, or contact her at BenningtonPolice.com.