Confederate Memorial Park (Tampa, Florida)

Confederate Memorial Park
Location	Tampa, Florida 10414 FL-600 Tampa, Florida
Coordinates	27°59′50″N82°19′39″W / 27.99736°N 82.32757°W / 27.99736; -82.32757

The Confederate Memorial Park is a monument located in Tampa/ Brandon, Florida. The monument, which stands close to the intersection of I-4 and I-75, features a large Confederate battle flag, which can be seen from the intersection. ^[1]

History

Confederate battle flag

The park was opened in 2008 and was funded by the Sons of Confederate Veterans. The park features a large 60-by-30-foot (18.3 m × 9.1 m) Confederate battle flag, ^[2] which is claimed to be the 2nd largest Confederate flag in the world. ^[3] During the anti-racist protests following the 2020 murder of George Floyd, the flag was removed after threats to burn it were made on social media. ^{[4] [5]} It was later reinstalled.

References

1. Lush, Tamara (18 August 2017). "Florida man proud of his enormous Confederate flag, says he's not racist". orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
2. "Confederate Memorial Park". scvtampa.com. Archived from the original on 2020-10-02. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
3. "Brandon, FL – World's 2nd Largest Confederate Flag". RoadsideAmerica.com. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
4. "Giant Confederate flag lowered after threats to set it on fire". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
5. "Deputies investigating vandalism at Confederate Memorial Park in Tampa". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2020-06-10.