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Title
Jefferson Davis Monument (Fletcher, North Carolina)
Description
This memorial is one of a series of large granite mountain boulders that form the "Open-Air Westminster Abbey of the South." Each boulder is adorned with a marker imparting information about figures of cultural importance to the South, including birth and death dates and contributions of note.
Source
american,confederatemonument,informationforms,daughters
Language
English
Type
Site
Identifier
1372
Date Issued
1931-01-01
Extent
m x m x m
Spatial Coverage
current,35.442467,-82.50385;
Europeana
Country
USA
Europeana Data Provider
Jefferson Davis Monument (Fletcher, North Carolina)
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Jefferson_Davis_Monument__Fletcher,_North_Carolina_
Monument Type
Plaque
Funded by
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Material
Bronze and granite
Inscription
Front: JEFFERSON DAVIS / PRESIDENT OF / THE CONFEDERATE STATES / OF AMERICA / SOLDIER, PLANTER / AUTHOR, STATESMAN / BORN JUNE3, 1808 / FAIRVIEW, KENTUCKY / DIED DECEMBER 6, 1889 / NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
"HE WAS A STATESMAN WITH CLEAN / HANDS AND PURE HEART WHO SERVED / HIS PEOPLE FAITHFULLY AND WELL / FROM BUDDING MANHOOD TO HOARY AGE"
Rear: ERECTED 1931 / BY THE / NORTH CAROLINA / DIVISION / UNITED DAUGHTERS OF / THE CONFEDERACY
State
North Carolina
County
Henderson
Affiliation
Confederate
City
Fletcher