Confederate Troops Memorial (Phoenix, Arizona)

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Title

Confederate Troops Memorial (Phoenix, Arizona)

Description

Copper frame in the shape of the state of Arizona filled with large fragments of unrefined copper ore, affixed with an inscribed plaque. Mounted on concrete base featuring three segments of petrified wood and a second inscription. From February 1962 - July 2020, it was located in Wesley Bolin Park, Arizona State Capitol, Phoenix, AZ, traditional land of the Hohokam, O'odham, and Akimel O'odham (Upper Pima).

Source

american,confederatemonument,informationforms,daughters

Contributor

Christopher Hanlon

Language

English

Type

Site

Identifier

1177

Date Created

1961-01-01

Date Issued

22691-01-01

Extent

0m x 0m x 1.8288000000000002m

Spatial Coverage

current,33.448171,-112.094537;

Europeana

Country

USA

Europeana Data Provider

Confederate Troops Memorial (Phoenix, AZ)

Europeana Type

TEXT

Site Item Type Metadata

Wiki

https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Confederate_Troops_Memorial__Phoenix,_AZ_

Monument Type

Plaque

Funded by

United Daughters of the Confederacy

Material

Copper, copper ore, concrete, petrified wood

Inscription

Plaque: "MEMORIAL TO ARIZONA CONFEDERATE TROOPS" / 1861 - 1865 / UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY / 1961" Base: "A NATION THAT FORGETS ITS PAST HAS NO FUTURE"

State

Arizona

County

Maricopa

Prim Media

2153

Affiliation

Confederate

City

Phoenix