Confederate Gen. Albert Pike, a self-educated lawyer from Arkansas, will return to the place he once occupied in Washington, D.C.
A National Park Service news release said on Monday that the statue “which was toppled and vandalized during riots in June 2020” will be back in place sometime in October.
Sitework to repair the damaged plinth will begin soon.
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“The restoration aligns with federal responsibilities under historic preservation law as well as recent executive orders to beautify the nation’s capital and re-instate pre-existing statues,” the release said.
National Park Service announces it will restore, reinstate statue honoring Confederate General Albert Pike https://t.co/0KTF5GYqP8 pic.twitter.com/Qi1M578n9y
— New York Post (@nypost) August 5, 2025
Congress authorized the statue in 1898. It was dedicated in 1901, honoring
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