Some historic statues in Portland, including one of pioneer Harvey Scott and another of a white settler with his family, are being permanently dismantled, according to local reports.
“The Monuments Project has been a long and complicated process, much like the long and complicated history of our nation, and although this process has been long, we are finally making progress,” Portland Commissioner Dan Ryan said in a statement, KGW8 reported. “The Elk is returning, The Promised Land is retired and the presidents are being mended.”
Statues of former presidents, including George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt, are being repaired and are scheduled to return to Portland, according to a local NBC affiliate.
However, the statue of former Oregon editor-in-chief Scott, which protesters tore down in October 2020, will not be restored, KGW8 reported. Neither will “The Promised Land,” which shows a white settler with his wife and his son.
STATUES OF LINCOLN, WASHINGTON AND OTHER PORTLAND PRESIDENTS TO BE RESTORED AFTER BEING DEFIGURED IN 2020
Four years after the 2020 riots following the death of George Floyd, statues of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt will be restored in Portland. (Getty Images)
Other historic statues, notably the Thompson Moose Statue, will be returned after being torn down in 2020. The statue, erected in 1900, was located in downtown Portland and is scheduled to return to its original location, according to the city.
“Portlanders will have many more opportunities to participate as we continue this dialogue; it is my hope that when the monuments are returned with interpretations, they will serve to inform and heal our community,” Ryan said.
Several statues were toppled during the Portland protests and riots of 2020. They also caused windows to be broken in numerous buildings, including the Oregon Historical Society.
Andy Ngo, a journalist who documented the unrest in the city, posted images of the destruction on X. The Oregonian reported that protesters tore down statues of Lincoln and Roosevelt.
The police department announced at the time that those who “attempt to take down a statue with a chain” or engage in vandalism will be “subject to arrest.” They later declared a mutiny.
PORTLAND ARTS COUNCIL VOTES NOT TO RESTORE WASHINGTON, LINCOLN STATUES TOPPED IN 2020 UNREST
The police department posted on They later declared a mutiny. (Getty Images)
“These are Biden fools. ANTIFA RADICALS. Get them the FBI and get them now!” wrote then-President Trump on social media.
The Portland Arts and Culture Council did not respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
Fox News' Edmund DeMarche and Pilar Arias contributed to this report.
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