Hertford County Confederate Monument North Carolina ---- Winton NC
N 36° 23.787 W 076° 56.012
18S E 326601 N 4029658
Located on King and Tryon Sts. in Winton NC
Waymark Code: WM83M5
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 01/21/2010
Views: 6
Not much is known about this old monument. The Cooper has started to turn green and the monument is on the side corner of public office building. It stands about 13 feet high in the air surrounded by four cannon balls on the ground.
south side: OUR CONFEDERATE DEAD/1861-1865
west side: HERTFORD COUNTY CHAPTER/U. D. C.
Full-length figure of a uniformed Confederate soldier stands atop a tall shaft and tiered base. The figure is walking, and holds his Springfield rifle in a combat-ready position. Uniform items include a wide-brimmed hat, bed roll and haversack. There is a flag and crossed rifles emblem on the front of the shaft. The base is polished at top and has three rough-hewn tiers. There is a cannon ball at each corner of the bottom tier.
Date Installed or Dedicated: 09/25/1911
Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: HERTFORD COUNTY CHAPTER/U. D. C.
Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Confederate
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