Clinton Confederate Monument, Clinton, South Carolina
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N 34° 28.400 W 081° 52.826
17S E 419146 N 3814991
Our Confederate Heroes 1861 -- 1865 "Lest We Forget"
Waymark Code: WMEEGB
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 05/16/2012
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The monument is made of Winnsboro granite and is a square shaft standing twenty-nine feet tall. It is topped by a polished cannon ball resting on a laurel crown. Cannon balls originally rested at each of the four corners of the base. These are, unfortunately, no longer there.
The inscription is:
West side: Our
Confederate
Heroes
1861 -- 1865
"Lest We Forget"
East side: Erected
by the
Stephen D. Lee
Chapter -- 1910
This Monument is in Clinton, South Carolina, in Laurens County. It is at the intersection of Musgrove Street and East Main Street in what is known as Confederate Square.
The Stephen D. Lee Chapter chose January 19, 1911, Robert E. Lee's birthday, as the date for the dedication.
There are several other historical markers within walking distance of this monument. This area is very rich in the history of our great country.
Date Installed or Dedicated: 01/19/1911
Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: The General Stephen D. Lee Chapter No. 1066, of The United Daughters of the Confederacy
Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Confederate
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