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Crews from JP Cullen and Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental work to remove Chamberlin Rock from Observatory Hill Friday morning. The 42-ton boulder had come to represent, for many, a racist era at UW-Madison.
“Removing the rock as a monument in a prominent location prevents further harm to our community while preserving the rock’s educational research value," said Gary Brown, the university’s director of campus planning and landscape architecture.
UW-Madison students Nalah McWhorter, left, and Nzinga Acosta watch the removal of the rock from the top of Observatory Hill.
Greg Sessler films the removal of the rock, which is being moved to publicly accessible land southeast of Madison near Lake Kegonsa.
Photos: Boulder that provoked controversy removed from UW-Madison campus
Chamberlin Rock
Greg Sessler films the removal of the rock, which is being moved to publicly accessible land southeast of Madison near Lake Kegonsa.
Chamberlin Rock
“Removing the rock as a monument in a prominent location prevents further harm to our community while preserving the rock’s educational research value," said Gary Brown, the university’s director of campus planning and landscape architecture.
Chamberlin Rock
UW-Madison students Nalah McWhorter, left, and Nzinga Acosta watch the removal of the rock from the top of Observatory Hill.
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A crew member from JP Cullen watches as a crane slowly lifts the rigging around Chamberlin Rock on the UW-Madison campus Friday morning. The 42-ton boulder had come to represent, for many, a racist era on campus.
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Crews from JP Cullen and Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental work to remove Chamberlin Rock from Observatory Hill on UW-Madison campus in Madison, Wis., Friday, Aug. 6, 2021. KAYLA WOLF, STATE JOURNAL
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Crews from JP Cullen and Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental work to remove Chamberlin Rock from Observatory Hill on UW-Madison campus in Madison, Wis., Friday, Aug. 6, 2021. KAYLA WOLF, STATE JOURNAL
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A crane operator slowly maneuvers Chamberlin Rock onto a flatbed trailer at the top of Observatory Hill on the UW-Madison campus in Madison, Wis., Friday, Aug. 6, 2021. KAYLA WOLF, STATE JOURNAL
Chamberlin Rock
Crews from JP Cullen and Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental work to remove Chamberlin Rock from Observatory Hill Friday morning. The 42-ton boulder had come to represent, for many, a racist era at UW-Madison.
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A crane operator slowly maneuvers Chamberlin Rock onto a flatbed trailer at the top of Observatory Hill on the UW-Madison campus in Madison, Wis., Friday, Aug. 6, 2021. KAYLA WOLF, STATE JOURNAL
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A flatbed trailer pull away from Observatory Hill with Chamberlin Rock in tow in Madison, Wis., Friday, Aug. 6, 2021. Chamberlin Rock will have a new home near Lake Kegonsa. A new plaque honoring Thomas Crowder Chamberlin, a geologist and former university president, will be installed in Chamberlin Hall on campus. KAYLA WOLF, STATE JOURNAL
