Confederate Monument (Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky)

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The Confederate Monument in Louisville is a 70 foot tall monument adjacent to and surrounded by the University of Louisville Belknap Campus in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Completed in 1895, it was built with funding from the Kentucky Women's Confederate Monument Association, costing $12,000. Its dedication was on May 6, 1895, done so quickly in order to coincide with the 29th Grand Army of the Republic annual reunion. It is located at the intersection of 2nd and 3rd Streets. It is the largest American Civil War monument in Kentucky. It is built of granite, with the German Ferdinand von Miller-designed Confederate soldiers (an artillerist, a cavalryman, and an infantryman) made of bronze. The base had a diameter 48 feet when first established, but has been reduced.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisville_Confederate_Monument
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Coordinates:   38°13'7"N   85°45'41"W

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  • The base was not there originally.(1895) A postcard ©1902 does not show the lighted base. It was removed again sometime after 1910.
  • Remembering with Honor and Respect the Confederate Soldiers who Bravely and Proudly Fought for Southern Secession and Independence from the USA.
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