Source: City of Whiteville
Source: City of Whiteville
City of Whiteville issued the following announcement on Dec. 23.
The stone marker that memorializes Whiteville’s namesake is standing again after being knocked down in a car crash earlier this month.
Columbus County Clerk of Court Jess Hill watched Friday morning as county maintenance employees Hank Williamson and Lake Floyd stood the marker upright with the help of a wrecker provided by Brad Russ of Southern Tire Pros.
The James B. White marker was knocked down in the early morning hours of Dec. 9 when Bradley Pridgen allegedly fled from police and lost control as he entered the circle around the historic courthouse, striking a corner of the building and toppling the memorial.
The Major General Robert Howe Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution originally placed the marker, which did not appear to be damaged in the crash. White, who gave the site for the first courthouse and jail, was active in establishing Columbus County in 1808, the marker explains.
Columbus County Clerk of Court Jess Hill, standing in the background, watches as Hank Williamson of the county maintenance department, left, and Brad Russ put the James B. White marker back in place in front of the historic Columbus County Courthouse Friday morning
Original source: https://whitevillenc.gov/news/2019/12/23/james-b-white-memorial-standing-again-at-courthouse
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