{"id":2468325,"date":"2025-07-29T16:22:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T20:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mary-washington-monument-vandalized-with-apparent-antifa-graffiti\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T16:22:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T20:22:20","slug":"mary-washington-monument-vandalized-with-apparent-antifa-graffiti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mary-washington-monument-vandalized-with-apparent-antifa-graffiti\/","title":{"rendered":"Mary Washington Monument Vandalized With Apparent Antifa Graffiti"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmary-washington-monument-vandalized-with-apparent-antifa-graffiti%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2468325&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A ancient monument in Fredericksburg, Virginia, honoring Mary Washington, mother of George Washington, was vandalized over the weekend wiht graffiti featuring alleged Antifa symbols and writings. The Washington Heritage Museum revealed the damage on Monday via a Facebook post, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >sharing images showing<\/a> the monument defaced on two sides with the word &#8220;Antifa&#8221; and the group&#8217;s symbol. Located near the University of Mary Washington and Meditation Rock, the monument is critically importent as the first one erected by women to honor a woman and serves as a key historical site in the area.<\/p>\n<p>The Fredericksburg Police Department has been notified and is actively investigating the incident, seeking public assistance in identifying the responsible individuals. The Washington Heritage Museum also requested donations for the monument&#8217;s restoration. The vandalism is part of a broader pattern of attacks on American historical sites attributed to far-left groups like Antifa, who have been previously linked to similar acts of destruction against public monuments.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3KgXwiYV4FM\">VA Travels\/YouTube<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/07\/29\/historic-mary-washington-monument-vandalized-with-apparent-antifa-graffiti\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Historic%20Mary%20Washington%20Monument%20Vandalized%20With%20Apparent%20Antifa%20Graffiti&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/07\/29\/historic-mary-washington-monument-vandalized-with-apparent-antifa-graffiti\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Historic%20Mary%20Washington%20Monument%20Vandalized%20With%20Apparent%20Antifa%20Graffiti&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/07\/29\/historic-mary-washington-monument-vandalized-with-apparent-antifa-graffiti\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/07\/29\/historic-mary-washington-monument-vandalized-with-apparent-antifa-graffiti\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Historic%20Mary%20Washington%20Monument%20Vandalized%20With%20Apparent%20Antifa%20Graffiti&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/07\/29\/historic-mary-washington-monument-vandalized-with-apparent-antifa-graffiti\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>A historical monument in Fredericksburg, Virginia, commemorating George Washington&rsquo;s mother was vandalized this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-is-open-new-york-is-closed-and-ny-has-more-covid-deaths\/\" title=\"Florida Is Open, New York Is Closed, And NY Has More COVID Deaths\">past weekend<\/a> with what appear to be Antifa writings.<\/p>\n<p>The revelation came to light on Monday, when the Washington Heritage Museum disclosed in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WashingtonHeritageMuseums\/posts\/fredericksburg-neighbors-saturday-evening-the-mary-washington-monument-was-defac\/1261820885986590\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook post<\/a> that the Mary Washington Monument was graffitied on two sides. Pictures released by the organization show one side covered in writing that seemingly reads, &ldquo;Antifa,&rdquo; while the other is marked with what appears to be an Antifa &ldquo;A&rdquo; symbol.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-972529154\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The monument is located near the University of Mary Washington and <a href=\"https:\/\/fredericksburgvahistory.wordpress.com\/2011\/07\/13\/mary-washington-monument-and-meditation-rock\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meditation Rock<\/a>, where Mary &ldquo;prayed for the safety of her son and country during the dark days of the Revolution.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As The Federalist has previously reported, <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/antifa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Antifa<\/a> is a far-left organization whose often-violent<strong> <\/strong>members routinely operate throughout the United States. The group has been linked to destructive activities like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/pacific-northwest-news\/2017\/08\/antifa_defaces_confederate_mon.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">defacing<\/a> of public property, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/portland-rioters-topple-abraham-lincoln-teddy-roosevelt-statues-day-rage-against-columbus-1538202\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">historical monuments<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In its Monday post, the Washington Heritage Museum revealed that the Fredericksburg Police Department (FPD) had been notified of the vandalism and &ldquo;is conducting an investigation into the individual or individuals responsible.&rdquo; The nonprofit group further asked members of the community to provide any information they may have about potential suspect(s) and offer donations to help with the monument&rsquo;s restoration.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We hope those with additional information about this unconscionable display of vandalism will come forward to help us identify those responsible,&rdquo; the group wrote. <\/p>\n<p>When pressed by The Federalist on the status of the investigation, FPD Public Information Officer Caitlyn McGhee did not provide specific details but confirmed that the agency&rsquo;s investigation is still ongoing. She further noted that the police department is &ldquo;asking for the public&rsquo;s help in providing any information that may assist in the investigation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WashingtonHeritageMuseums\/posts\/fredericksburg-neighbors-saturday-evening-the-mary-washington-monument-was-defac\/1261820885986590\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Washington Heritage Museum<\/a>, &ldquo;The Mary Washington Monument is not only a tribute to America&rsquo;s First Mother but also an important part of Fredericksburg and an incredible reminder of the role that our city and region played in America&rsquo;s story and founding.&rdquo; The monument is also the first &ldquo;ever erected by women to honor a woman.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>The desecration of the Mary Washington Monument is the latest in a string of destructive attacks against American historical sites. In recent years, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-msnbc-perplexed-why-portland-police-are-quitting-en-masse\/\" title=\"CNN, MSNBC Perplexed Why Portland Police Are Quitting En Masse\">left-wing radicals<\/a> have <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/monuments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">graffitied and toppled<\/a> statues and memorials paying homage to noteworthy figures and moments throughout U.S. history. <\/p>\n<p>The Washington Heritage Museum did not respond to The Federalist&rsquo;s request for comment. <\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He previously served as a state content writer for Convention of States Action and his work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics, RealClearHealth, and Conservative Review. 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