Women of the Confederacy - Fayetteville, Tennessee
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member flyingmoose
N 35° 09.094 W 086° 34.217
16S E 539140 N 3889936
Located on the southwest corner of the town square.
Waymark Code: WM17EB5
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 02/05/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
Views: 4

This statue is of a woman holding a dish in her left hand and a jug in her right while wearing a dress. The statue resides on top of a water fountain (for drinking) and there is a plaque on the front with the following text:

To the women of the Confederacy, who kept intact the homes of the south, while the men of the south were fighting her battles, and who gave to their soldiers, their children, and their land the water of life, hope, and courage, this fountain is erected by their grateful descendants, the Daughters of the Confederacy.

Additional plaque with further information:
Dedicated by the Zollicoffer-Fulton Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1904, this fountain is a reminder of the honor and service of the Confederate women of Lincoln County.
Date Installed or Dedicated: 01/01/1904

Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: Zollicoffer-Fulton Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy

Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Confederate

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