Confederate Memorial
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N 33° 12.879 W 097° 07.984
14S E 673989 N 3676636
"Grandfathered" Texas Historical Marker in the form of the Confederate Memorial at the sidewalk approaching the south entrance to the old Denton County Courthouse.
Waymark Code: WM81DJ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/09/2010
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There is a sign near the memorial that says:
Denton County Confederate Soldier Memorial
The Denton County Confederate Soldier memorial was erected in 1918 by the Daughters of the Confederacy. The monument stands as a reminder of historic events and is intended as a memorial to Denton County citizens who sacrificed themselves for the community.
Now, let this be a testimony that God created all men equal with certain inalienable rights. We are all one, citizens of Denton County.
Marker Number: 1026
Marker Text:
Erected by Daughters of the Confederacy in memory of our Confederate soldiers, who in heroic self-sacrifice and devoted loyalty gave their manhood and their lives to the South in her hour of need.
In Memoriam "Their names graved on memorial columns, are a song heard far in the future, and their examples reach a hand through all the years to meet and kindle generous purpose and mold it into acts as pure as theirs."
Dedicated June 3, 1918.
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