particular the Robert E. Lee Monument. In June 2020, Governor Ralph Northam announced he had been working for a full year on plans to remove the Lee monument from the avenue. Immediately following Gov. Northam's announcement, Richmond's Mayor Stoney announced plans to remove the other four Confederate statues along with seven additional related monuments throughout the city. The City of Richmond began work to remove the city-controlled statues, beginning with the Stonewall Jackson monument, on July 1, 2020. Matthew Maury's statue was removed on July 2, and J. E. B. Stuart's on July 7. The Lee Monument was removed by the Commonwealth of Virginia on September 8, 2021. See also Lee–Jackson–King Day, a Virginia holiday from 1984 to 2000 honoring two Confederate leaders and Martin Luther King, Jr. List of Confederate monuments and memorials List of monuments and memorials removed during the George Floyd protests#Confederate monuments List of National Historic Landmarks in Virginia List of works by Antonin Mercié Lost Cause of the Confederacy National Register of Historic Places listings in Richmond, Virginia References Further reading (most recent first) External links Monument Avenue Commission "On Monument Avenue" online exhibits about the avenue's origins and development Review of Driggs, Wilson, Winthrop book Monument Avenue Internet Repository Richmond, Virginia, a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary Photograph. Robert E. Lee, Equestrian Intersection of Monument and Allen Avenue, early 1890s Through the Lens of Time, VCU Libraries "How the Monuments Came Down" documentary film about Monument Avenue's history and legacy Colonial Revival architecture in Virginia Georgian Revival architecture in Virginia Gothic Revival architecture in Virginia Historic American Buildings Survey in Virginia Historic district contributing properties in Virginia Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Monuments and memorials on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia National Historic Landmarks in Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Richmond, Virginia Transportation in Richmond, Virginia