(Source: Tom Gordon) Police presence was sparse in Linn Park during the protest. The statue fell after unrest in Birmingham … Linn and his son were captured, and taken to Washington D. C. where they were quickly pardoned. 5 min read. A statue of Charles Linn, a onetime Confederate officer and a founder of Birmingham, sits toppled Monday. The statue fell after unrest in Birmingham following George Floyd's death. His family were Swedish-speaking Finns. The obelisk has also been vandalized by protestors and another monument to the Confederacy -- a statue of former Confederate officer Charles Linn -- … Some protesters had already vandalized the monument and toppled another statue in the park, that one of former Confederate officer Charles Linn. An unidentified man walks past a toppled statue of Charles Linn, a city founder who was in the Confederate Navy, in Birmingham, Ala., on June 1. His ship, the CSS Kate Dale was captured on July 14, 1863 by the USS R. R. Cuyler off the Florida Keys. SHARE ON FACEBOOK. He was one of the founders of Birmingham, Alabama. (Source: Tom Gordon) Police presence was sparse in Linn Park during the protest. On Sunday, the obelisk — known formally as the Confederate Sailors and Soldiers Monument — was the site of a speech from Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin, who pleaded with the crowd. He joined a sailing crew and became an accomplished seafarer, crossing the Atlantic Ocean 53 times and circumnavigating the globe three times before immigrating to the United States. Corley, Robert G. and Marvin Yeomans Whiting, editors (July 1979) Dedication. Linn sold off his New Orleans business and retired to Montgomery, where a group of businessmen which included James R. Powell interested him in the idea of opening a bank in the newly-founded City of Birmingham. In Birmingham, protestors toppled an eight-foot-tall bronze statue of the Confederate navy captain Charles Linn in Linn Park on May 31. The statue of Charles Linn was torn down by protesters, but the obelisk, known as the Confederate Sailors and Soldiers Monument, was removed by the city on June 2, 2020. Mayor Woofin plans to remove a Confederate Sailors and Soldiers Monument. [3], Birmingham's most prominent park, formerly named for Woodrow Wilson, was renamed "Linn Park" in the 1980s, and a statue of Linn was placed there and dedicated on World MS Day on May 29, 2013. Linn purchased some of his equipment from the Confederate Iron Works in Selma, Alabama. Linn Park now holds the name of Charles Linn, a Confederate naval officer, and former Birmingham businessman. Some protesters had already vandalized the monument and toppled another statue in the park, that one of former Confederate officer Charles Linn. On Sunday, the obelisk — known formally as the Confederate Sailors and Soldiers Monument — was the site of a speech from Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin, who pleaded with the crowd. Linn Park is a seven-acre (2.8 ha) urban park in the centre of Birmingham, Alabama. He settled in Montgomery, Alabama in 1838 and opened a mercantile store. He was attending the Royal Academy of Turku when the city burned in the Great Fire of Turku. On Sunday evening, demonstrators protesting the death of George Floyd defaced and toppled a statue of Confederate officer Charles Linn, which had stood in a public park in Birmingham, Alabama, since being installed in 2013 by a charity. Linn sold off his New Orleans business and retired to Montgomery, where a group of businessmen which included James R. Powell interested him in the idea of opening a bank in the newly founded City of Birmingham. United States. A statue of Charles Linn, a onetime Confederate officer and a founder of Birmingham, sits toppled Monday. United States. His ship, the CSS Kate Dale was captured on July 14, 1863 by the USS R. R. Cuyler off the Florida Keys. Protesters tearing down a Confederate statue of Charles Linn in Birmingham, Alabama. Still, its permanent removal is in question. [6], List of ships of the Confederate States Navy, "Charles Linn Mausoleum, Virtual Tour, Oak Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Alabama", "Statue of Linn Park's namesake to be unveiled Wednesday", "WRBC: Protesters tear down statue, damage Confederate monument, smash windows and start fire in Birmingham", "The Birmingham Kiwanis Club Hall of Fame", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charles_Linn&oldid=995443077, Finnish emigrants to the United States (1809–1917), Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 21 December 2020, at 01:56. He sold his business at the start of the American Civil War and returned to the seas as a Captain in the Confederate States Navy, charged with running ships laden with Southern cotton to Liverpool to raise war funds. Police had formed a line on the southern edge of the park, but those officers later left and police blocked Park Place and other roads around the park. The statue was commissioned from sculptor Branko Medenica by the Alabama-Mississippi Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in honor of their "Legacy of Leadership" campaign chairman, Arthur Henley, a descendant of Linn. Last week, demonstrators also gathered in Linn Park and toppled down a statue of the Confederate Navy captain Charles Linn in Birmingham, Alabama. He was a captain in the Confederate Navy and an important figure in Alabama's early economy. He was one of the founders of Birmingham, Alabama. In Birmingham, Alabama, protesters toppled a statue of the city’s founder, Confederate officer Charles Linn. Later that year, Linn erected the monumental 3-story National Bank of Birmingham building on the corner of 1st Avenue North and 20th Street at a time when the city's future was doubtful. An unidentified man walks past a toppled statue of Charles Linn, a … He agreed and launched the National Bank of Birmingham (now Regions Financial) in 1872 with $50,000 in gold. Linn prospered in Montgomery and added a farming spread to his holdings. On Sunday, the obelisk — known formally as the Confederate Sailors and Soldiers Monument — was the site of a speech from Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin, who pleaded with the crowd. Linn was a captain in the Confederate Navy. A statue of Charles Linn, a onetime Confederate officer and a founder of Birmingham, sits toppled Monday. On Sunday, the obelisk — known formally as the Confederate Sailors and Soldiers Monument — was the site of a speech from Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin, who pleaded with the crowd. He was attending the Royal Academy of Turku when the city burned in the Great Fire of Turku. 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