Pine Bluff Confederate Monument
National Register of Historic Places

Pine Bluff Confederate Monument

Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Listed
May 14, 2021
Type
Object
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
96000464

About this property

The Pine Bluff Confederate Monument has long been located in front of the Jefferson County courthouse, at Barraque and Main Streets in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It depicts a standing Confederate Army soldier, holding a rifle whose butt rests on the ground. The statue, built out of Georgia marble by the McNeel Marble Company, stands on a stone base 15 feet (4.6 m) in height and 10 by 10 feet (3.0 m × 3.0 m) at the base. It was placed in 1910 by the local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

Location

Pine Bluff, Arkansas
34.23026, -92.00331

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 96000464. It was listed on May 14, 2021.

Sources

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

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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Nearby Battles

Battle of Pine Bluff
1863Civil War
0.1 mi
Pine Bluff Arkansas
1863Civil War
0.1 mi
Skirmish at Pine Bluff (1864 — Confederate cavalry probe)
1864Civil War
0.1 mi
Battle of Mount Elba, Arkansas
1864Civil War
13 mi

Questions about this property

When was Pine Bluff Confederate Monument listed on the National Register?

Pine Bluff Confederate Monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 14, 2021.

What type of historic resource is Pine Bluff Confederate Monument?

Pine Bluff Confederate Monument is classified as a object in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Pine Bluff Confederate Monument?

The period of significance for Pine Bluff Confederate Monument is recorded as the civil_war era.

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