Asheville Zebulon Baird Vance Monument (Asheville, North Carolina)
Confederate
The monument was built of rusticated granite blocks in the form of an obelisk. The square base and plinth are also granite. It was fashioned after the Washington monument and stands 75 feet tall. Aside from a small Masonic notation the only inscription when constructed was "Vance" inscribed on each side of the plinth. In 1938 the Asheville Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy added a bronze plaque above the west face inscription. The monument had fallen into disrepair and was restored in 2015. At the June 2015 rededication another bronze plaque was placed on a small sloped granite block in front of the west face. The monument is surrounded by a black iron fence. Within the fence is another sloped granite block with a bronze inscription memorializing the capture of a piece of military equipment in World War I. As of current events, it is now shrouded, and is set for removal in the near future following consistent pressure from activist groups in the area.
Monument type:
Obelisk
Artist:
Dedication Date:
1898-05-10
Address:
Asheville
North Carolina
USA
Inscription:
ZEBULON BAIRD VANCE
CONFEDERATE SOLDIER, WAR GOVERNOR
U.S. SENATOR, ORATOR, STATESMAN
MAY 13, 1830 "" APRIL 14, 1894
THIS TABLET IS PLACED BY ASHEVILLE CHAPTER U.D.C.
1938
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Conception Date:
1985-05-30
Opening Date:
2015-08-13
Material:
Granite
Size:
cm x cm x 2000cm
Creator:
Richard Sharp Smith
Cost / Value:
Erected by:
Asheville Board of County Commissioners
Funded by:
Vance Monument Association (primarily George W. Pack; $2,000)
Run by:
Asheville City Council
Indigenous Land
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