Ten Commandments Monument Removed
A Ten Commandments monument that stood on the lawn of Duluth City Hall for 47 years has been removed after a federal judge said its presence violated the separation of church and state.
The 1,600-pound hunk of granite was taken to a garage that houses the city’s historical memorabilia.
The monument was donated to Duluth by the Fraternal Order of the Eagles in 1957. The Eagles gave similar monuments to many American towns during the ‘50s and ‘60s to encourage good morals and promote Cecil B. DeMille’s movie, “The Ten Commandments.”
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