Marion County Confederate Memorial Marker
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Markerman62
N 29° 11.146 W 082° 06.186
17R E 392747 N 3229070
Just off of FL 40 (Silver Springs Blvd).
Waymark Code: WMKABQ
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 03/08/2014
Views: 10
On May 1, 1908, the John J. Dickison Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) dedicated this monument to honor the Confederate dead. To erect the monument, the UDC collected $1,500 from its members, schoolchildren (donating pennies), and the general public. The namesake of the UDC chapter, Captain J.J. Dickison, was a Marion County resident who served as a captain in the Second Florida Cavalry during the Civil War. Confederate monuments such as this were erected throughout the South after the war. The granite-tiered monument was fabricated by the McNeel Marble Works of Marietta, George, a nationally-recognized manufacturer of marble stonework and large funerary art and memorials in the early twentieth century. It stands 23 feet high and is topped by a carved marble Confederate soldier locally referred to as "Johnny Red." Moved several times during its history due to expansions of the Marion County Courthouse, the monument found a permanent at this location in 2010.
Marker Number: F-743
Date: 2112
County: St Johns
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: Marion County Historical Commission, The Marion County Board of County Commissioners and the Florida Department of State
Website: Not listed
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