United Confederate Veterans of Parker County, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuesterMark
N 32° 45.530 W 097° 47.825
14S E 612679 N 3625191
This monument, on the Square next to the Parker County Courthouse in Weatherford, towers over anyone that comes to admire it.
Waymark Code: WM1MEN
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/01/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member showbizkid
Views: 75

The front of this monument has the "Southern Cross of Honor" which says, "Deo Vindice 1861 1865" in the middle and honors the Confederate Veterans of Parker County.

Just above the dates of the war (on the base) are a pair of crossed muskets.

It is topped with a statue of a Confederate Soldier.
Date Installed or Dedicated: 06/06/1915

Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: United Daughters of the Confederacy

Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Confederate

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