Historical status could save WW 2 Memorial Jesus statue from removal

October 24, 2011 A whirlwind of controversy swept through the Flathead Valley this week as news broke about a U.S. Forest Service decision to remove the historic Jesus statue on Big Mountain. On Friday, the Whitefish ski community experienced a Second Coming of sorts. Flathead National Forest Supervisor Chip Weber announced that he had withdrawn an earlier decision to deny a special-use permit for the statue, which for decades has been situated on public land along a ski run at Whitefish Mountain Resort.

Weber said new information that the statue may be eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places prompted his decision, which was also influenced by the overwhelming show of support from members of the public...


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