Jefferson Davis Monument (Fletcher, North Carolina)
Confederate
This memorial is one of a series of large granite mountain boulders that form the "Open-Air Westminster Abbey of the South." Each boulder is adorned with a marker imparting information about figures of cultural importance to the South, including birth and death dates and contributions of note.
Monument type:
Plaque
Artist:
Dedication Date:
1931-01-01
Address:
Fletcher
Henderson
North Carolina
USA
Inscription:
Front: JEFFERSON DAVIS / PRESIDENT OF / THE CONFEDERATE STATES / OF AMERICA / SOLDIER, PLANTER / AUTHOR, STATESMAN / BORN JUNE3, 1808 / FAIRVIEW, KENTUCKY / DIED DECEMBER 6, 1889 / NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
"HE WAS A STATESMAN WITH CLEAN / HANDS AND PURE HEART WHO SERVED / HIS PEOPLE FAITHFULLY AND WELL / FROM BUDDING MANHOOD TO HOARY AGE"
Rear: ERECTED 1931 / BY THE / NORTH CAROLINA / DIVISION / UNITED DAUGHTERS OF / THE CONFEDERACY
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Material:
Bronze and granite
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m x m x m
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Funded by:
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Run by:
Indigenous Land
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