Confederate Monument in Frankfort
National Register of Historic Places

Confederate Monument in Frankfort

Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
Listed
July 16, 1997
Type
Object
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
97000702

About this property

The Confederate Monument in Frankfort is placed within a circle of the graves of 68 Confederate soldiers in Frankfort Cemetery in Kentucky. The statue depicts a life size Confederate soldier standing ready, carved from white Carrara marble and standing atop a granite pedestal on a limestone base. A flagpole displays the first flag of the Confederacy with seven stars. The monument was erected by Daughters of the Confederacy and unveiled in 1892. In 1997, the monument was placed on the National Register of Historic Places as one of 60 Civil War monuments in Kentucky. Frankfort has one other, the Colored Soldiers Monument which is located in Green Hill Cemetery.

Location

215 E. Main St.
Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
38.19675, -84.86793

Categories

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Sources

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When was Confederate Monument in Frankfort listed on the National Register?

Confederate Monument in Frankfort was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 16, 1997.

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

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The period of significance for Confederate Monument in Frankfort is recorded as the civil_war era.

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