BREAKING: Ten Commandments Monument Finds New Home At OCPA
Workers remove Ten Commandments from Oklahoma Capitol grounds
by Rick Green
Workmen using a heavy-duty crane and cutting tools Monday night were removing a Ten Commandments monument from outside the Oklahoma Capitol as required under a court order.
John Estus, a spokesman for the state Office of Management and Enterprise Services, said the 6-foot granite statue will be installed outside the offices of the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, 1401 N Lincoln Blvd.
The agency hired Wilbert Memorials to do the work out of concern that state workers could not safely remove the 4,800-pound monument without damaging or destroying it. Wilbert Memorials is the same company that installed it.
It was expected to cost nearly $5,000 to remove the monument, which is locked in place with rebar and epoxy.