Skip to Main Content

Charlottesville, Virginia: Sacajawea Apology Plaque (Gone)

RoadsideAmerica.com Team Field Report

Directions:
Was in the heart of downtown Charlottesville at the intersection of Ridge and W. Main.
Hours:
Statue removed July 10, 2021.
Status:
Gone
Sacajawea Apology Plaque

Responding to complaints that a 90-year-old statue of Lewis, Clark, and Sacajawea downplayed her importance to the expedition, Charlottesville invited two Sacajawea descendants to write text for a conciliatory plaque. Statue removed in 2021.

Roadsideamerica.com Report... [06/26/2014]

Visitor Tips and News About Sacajawea Apology Plaque

Reports and tips from RoadsideAmerica.com visitors and Roadside America mobile tipsters. Some tips may not be verified. Submit your own tip.

Apology plaque.

Sacajawea Apology Plaque

Doesn't seem like we are really sorry.

[Vance, 05/13/2015]

Latest Tips Across Roadside America

Catch up on the latest discoveries from the road.

Explore Thousands of Oddball Tourist Attractions!

Unique destinations in the U.S. and Canada are our special obsession. Use our attraction recommendation and maps to plan your next road trip.

My Sights

My Sights on Roadside America

Create and Save Your Own Crazy Road Trip! ...Try My Sights

Mobile Apps

Roadside America app: iPhone, iPad Roadside America app for iPhone, iPad. On-route maps, 1,000s of photos, special research targets! ...More

Virginia Latest Tips and Stories

Latest Visitor Tips

Sight of the Week

Sight of the Week

X-Files Preservation Collection, Saratoga Springs, New York (Oct 6-12, 2025)

SotW Archive

USA and Canada Tips and Stories

More Sightings