Culpeper Minutemen Monument Update

CMM President Charles Jameson stands next to the boulder being donated by Virginia Mist Group, Inc, of Rapidan, VA

     CMM President Charles Jameson and Virginia SAR President Bill Schwetke visited the Virginia Mist Quarry in Rapidan on Wednesday afternoon to inspect the twenty-ton granite boulder being donated by Virginia Mist Group, Inc. for the Culpeper Minutemen Monument being constructed in Yowell Meadow Park.  They will return next week with Culpeper Town Councilman and compatriot Keith Price, and Gary Cole of the Culpeper Department of Planning and Community Development to make decisions on the cutting and polishing of the boulder.
     We are on track to dedicate the combined Culpeper Minutemen and Charters of Freedom Monument on October 24th.  The flag poles for the monument were received by the City of Culpeper three weeks ago and preparation of the ground for the monument is scheduled to begin on May 1st.

Concept for the Monument.

UPDATE - 6 MAY 2020

Left to right: Gary Cole, Town of Culpeper; Daniele Treves, Virginia Mist; Councilman Keith Price; Gibran Medina, Virginia Mist; CMM President Charles Jameson. photo by Bill Schwetke

     Today CMM President Charles Jameson led a group of three chapter members, including Culpeper Town Councilman Keith Price and Virginia SAR President Bill Schwetke to the Virginia Mist Quarry to make decisions on the cutting of the granite boulder for the Culpeper Minutemen Memorial.  They were joined by Gary Cole of the Culpeper Department of Planning and Community Development and Daniele Treves and Gibran Medina of Virginia Mist.  A different, smaller boulder was selected to better fit the scale of the monument and a cutting plan was developed.

The machinery that will cut the stone.

UPDATE 13 MAY 2020

The cut stone - next is polishing and engraving.