Hot Springs Confederate Monument
National Register of Historic Places

Hot Springs Confederate Monument

Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas
Listed
April 25, 1996
Type
Object
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
96000457

About this property

The Hot Springs Confederate Monument is located in Landmark Plaza in central Hot Springs, Arkansas. It is a marble representation of a Confederate Army soldier, manufactured by the McNeel Marble Company of Marietta, Georgia. The figure is 6 feet (1.8 m) tall, and is mounted on a granite base 12 feet (3.7 m) tall and 6 feet square. The monument was placed in 1934 by the local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and was the last Confederate monument placed in one of Arkansas' major cities. Lynchings took place at the site in the decades before its construction. The monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

Location

Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas
34.50773, -93.05508

Categories

SOCIAL HISTORY
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Hot Springs Confederate Monument listed on the National Register?

Hot Springs Confederate Monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 25, 1996.

What type of historic resource is Hot Springs Confederate Monument?

Hot Springs Confederate Monument is classified as a object in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Hot Springs Confederate Monument?

The period of significance for Hot Springs Confederate Monument is recorded as the civil_war era.

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