Memoria In Aeterna, 1911 - Tampa, FL
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N 27° 56.963 W 082° 27.283
17R E 356893 N 3092446
Hillsborough County's Confederate Monument
Waymark Code: WM5J85
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 01/12/2009
Views: 25
Hillsborough County's Confederate Monument location in 1952 following completion of the new Hillsborough County Courthouse. In 1966, Hillsborough County collaborated with the National Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Property, Save our Sculpture, to access the condition of this prominent sculpture. The County completed the thorough cleaning and conservation treatment, but did not restore the broken rifles in order to maintain the original integrity of the historic piece. The confederate Battle Flag is depicted on the front of the work and the dates 1861 and 1865 refer to the beginning and ending of the War Between the States. The poem on the east side was written by Sister Esther Carlotta, a Roman Catholic nun, who was president of the Florida Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1911. The solider facing north has been interpreted as the determined warrior facing the invader at the beginning of the war, while the heroic youth facing south is seen returning home from the conflict in a tattered uniform wounded but not forgotten.
Marker Number: none
Date: 1997
County: Hillsborough
Marker Type: City
Sponsored or placed by: The Tampa Historical Society, Tampa Chapter No. 113, United Daughters of the Confederacy and James B. Hayward, Commander, John T. Lesley Camp No. 1283, Sons of Confederate Veterans
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