Jackson Guards Memorial
National Register of Historic Places

Jackson Guards Memorial

Jacksonport, Jackson County, Arkansas
Listed
April 25, 1996
Type
Object
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
96000465

About this property

The Jackson Guards Memorial is a sculpture commemorating the Jackson Guards, a unit of the Confederate Army, in Arkansas's Jacksonport State Park. The sculpture stands at Washington and Avenue Streets in the park, and depicts a standing male soldier, holding with both hands a rifle, butt on the ground. The marble sculpture is about 6 feet (1.8 m) tall, and is mounted on a granite base 20 feet (6.1 m) tall and 10 feet (3.0 m) square. Funding for the statue was raised by private subscription, and it was unveiled in 1914 in Newport, the county seat of Jackson County. It was moved to its present location in 1965. In 2017, the memorial was moved 300 feet east in preparation of construction of a new visitors center. The monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

Location

Jacksonport, Jackson County, Arkansas
35.63915, -91.31209

Categories

SOCIAL HISTORY
Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Jacksonport State Park
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0.4 mi
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2.5 mi
Missouri-Pacific Depot-Newport
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2.8 mi
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2.8 mi
Newport Bridge
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When was Jackson Guards Memorial listed on the National Register?

Jackson Guards Memorial was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 25, 1996.

What type of historic resource is Jackson Guards Memorial?

Jackson Guards Memorial is classified as a object in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Jackson Guards Memorial is recorded as the civil_war era.

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