UDC Memorial Obelisk -- Wichita Falls TX
N 33° 54.587 W 098° 29.934
14S E 546324 N 3752265
An obelisk memorializing the Confederates who served their country during the Civil war
Waymark Code: WMKQ0J
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/14/2014
Views: 4
This tall Confederate Civil War memorial is located on the east side of the Memorial Auditorium grounds in downtown Wichita Falls TX.
The obelisk is engraved with these words:
"In Memory of the Sons of our Southland
1861-1865
Erected by the W. R. Scurry Chapter No. 1448
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Wichita Falls Texas 1934
Let this mute but eloquent structure speak to generations to come of the generations of the past."
Date Created/Placed: 1934
Address:
1300 W 7th St
Wichita Falls TX
Height: 15'
Illuminated: no
Website: Not listed
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