Carroll County Confederate Monument - Carrollton Downtown Historic District - Carrollton, GA
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N 33° 34.787 W 085° 04.393
16S E 678818 N 3717227
Formerly located Downtown square, center of town, Carrollton, Georgia 1910-1958. Formerly located Tanner Memorial Hospital, Carrollton, Georgia 1958. Now located corner of Newnan St and Tanner St in the courthouse lawn.
Waymark Code: WM10WVH
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/03/2019
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County of monument: Carroll County
Location of monument: Newnan St. & Tanner St., New county courthouse lawn, Carrollton
Erected: April 26, 1910
Current Location Installed: 1976
McNeel Marble Works, fabricator
Proper Description: "A Civil War soldier stands holding the barrel of his rifle with both hands slightly to his proper right. The butt of his rifle is directly in front of his feet. There is a tree stump next to the soldier's proper right leg. He wears a brimmed hat, hip-length jacket, a scabbard at his proper left side, and a canteen at his proper right side. The sculpture is mounted atop a shaft with a three-tiered bottom." ~ Smithsonian American Art Museum
" ... A
confederate monument, originally placed in Adamson Square in 1910, was moved to the front lawn of
the courthouse in 1976.
" ... The contributing structure in the district is the intact town plan. The Confederate
monument on the courthouse lawn is the one contributing object in the district.
"The removal of the courthouse from the town square in 1893 created a large, open public space that
went through periodic changes over the next 100 years, which are reflected in historic photographs.
A water tower was constructed in the square sometime around 1895. It is not clear exactly when the tower was removed, but at some point prior to 1910 the center of the square was simply a dirt wagon
yard where farmers, merchants, traders, and shoppers mingled haphazardly. Early photos also show
a utility pole in the center of the square at one time and wagons loaded with cotton. In 1910, a
Confederate memorial was placed in the center of the square, surrounded by a grassy area and a
low, wrought iron fence set on curbstones. Initially, wagons and automobiles could come right up to
the curb and fence, but by 1928, the grass had been extended further out and a sidewalk
constructed around the margin, keeping vehicles at a distance from the monument and creating a
public space in the square for pedestrians. ... When the
monument was moved in 1958 to make traffic improvements, the maple trees were removed and the
streets entering the square were brought together into a four-way intersection." ~ NRHP Nomination Form
" ... A water
tower was present in the square around 1895, and a Confederate
memorial replaced it in 1910.25 The latter was relocated to its
current location adjacent to the present courthouse in 1976.
"The district is centered on a public square, which was once occupied by the first county courthouse,
and later a Confederate monument. The courthouse is no longer extant; however, the Confederate
monument was relocated to the site of the present courthouse ... At its center is the 1910 Confederate Monument that once stood in the
public square." ~ Historical Resources Survey