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Title
Original Joseph Caldwell Monument (Chapel Hill, North Carolina)
Description
This sandstone obelisk, completed in 1837, was the first monument built for UNC president Joseph Caldwell. In 1904, when the current monument in McCorkle Place was erected, the Class of 1891 placed this monument on Wilson Caldwell's grave in the Old Chapel Hill Cemetery and rededicated it to three other slaves who worked for the University with a marble stone placed at its base. It stands in the section reserved for African Americans in honour of Wilson Caldwell (whom university president David Swain owned), his father November Caldwell (whom Joseph Caldwell owned), and two other men, all long-time servants of the university. It was rededicated in 1904.
Creator
Thomas A. Waitt
Source
american
Date
1837-01-01
Language
English
Type
Site
Identifier
76
Date Created
1835-02-06
Date Issued
1837-01-01
Spatial Coverage
current,35.91093,-79.044950;
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Original Joseph Caldwell Monument (Wilson Caldwell grave)
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TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Original_Joseph_Caldwell_Monument__Wilson_Caldwell_grave_
CINE only
true
Monument Type
Obelisk
Funded by
The Class of 1891 was responsible for moving the monument to its current location and dedicating it to Wilson Caldwell, November Caldwell, David Barham, and Henry Smith.
Run by
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Material
Sandstone, marble
Inscription
MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 1891 PLACE THIS STONE / TO THE MEMORY OF / WILSON SWAIN CALDWELL / (WHO LIES HERE) / NOVEMBER CALDWELL / DAVID BARHAM AND / HENRY SMITH / WHO SERVED THE UNIVERSITY FAITHFULLY
Cost
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
State
North Carolina
Affiliation
Confederate
City
Chapel Hill