Confederate Monument - Goldthwaite, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 31° 27.001 W 098° 34.185
14R E 540879 N 3479556
A soldier stands holding a rifle butt down with both hands in front of him. His uniform consists of a wide-brimmed hat, hip-length jacket and boots. A bedroll is strapped across his back. A sheathed saber rests on his left hip.
Waymark Code: WMQ34C
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/10/2015
Views: 4
The sculpture is mounted upon a tapered shaft set upon a three-tiered base. The sculpture was installed by Jefferson Davis Camp No. 117, United Confederate Veterans of Mills County and the Woman's Self Culture Club of Mills County in memory of Jefferson Davis Camp members who served during the Civil War. The sculpture was dedicated on Independence Day, July 4, 1915.
TITLE: Confederate Monument
ARTIST(S): Unkown
DATE: 1915
MEDIUM: Gray Granite
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX001094
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Near the corner of 4th & Parker Street (on the Courthouse Lawn) in Goldthwaite, TX.
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None noted.
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