KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — Major changes are underway at Bronson Park in Kalamazoo after commissioners voted in March to remove the controversial Fountain of the Pioneers.
On Monday, workers started the overhaul by removing the sculptures of children in the reflecting pool across from the fountain. Those will eventually return to the park in a different spot.
But the Fountain of the Pioneers, which is expected to be taken down in a couple weeks, will be gone from the park for good.
The Fountain of the Pioneers in Kalamazoo's Bronson Park. (March 6, 2018)The fountain, which shows a European settler with a sword or club in his hand standing over a Native American, is a piece of history. It's been in Bronson Park since 1940. But critics say the display is racist.
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