Bouncing Bronze: A Hundred-Year Voyeur of Main Street

For over a century, Breckinridge's controversial statue held its ground on Main Street. He served as Vice President under James Buchanan from March 4, 1857, to March 4, 1861, not delighting many with his manners but the challenge he offered to Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 presidential race, culminating in nine Southern states securing their votes. In the wake of this, he changed allegiance to the Confederate States Army, serving as their Secretary of War from February 6, 1865, to May 10, 1865. These actions triggered intensified disapproval, causing its removal in 2010. It then traveled in October 2017 but found no tranquility. Returning empty-handed once again, it found peace only in July 2019 at Lexington Cemetery.

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