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Title
Richmond Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Meadowbrook, Virginia)
Description
Dedicated to Confederate Soldiers and Sailors in Richmond, VA, the monument is a Doric column, standing in the city's Libby Hill Park. Originally it had a bronze sculpture of a soldier on top, which was removed in 2020. In early 2022, the column was also dismantled and removed.
Creator
city engineer: Wilfred Cutshaw
Source
american
Date
1887-01-01
Contributor
Robert Dunkerly
Language
English
Type
Site
Identifier
1548
Date Created
1887-01-01
Date Issued
1894-05-30
Extent
0m x 0m x 30.480000000000004m
Spatial Coverage
current,37.526835,-77.417693;
Rights Holder
statue: William Ludwell Sheppard
Europeana
Country
USA
Europeana Data Provider
Richmond Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Object
https://www.kark.com/news/national/richmond-removing-confederate-soldiers-and-sailors-statue/#:~:text=The%20Confederate%20Soldiers%20%26%20Sailors%20Monument%20is%20shown,as%20part%20of%20the%20Black%20Lives%20Matter%20reaction.
Europeana Type
TEXT
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Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Richmond_Soldiers_and_Sailors_Monument
Monument Type
Victory column
Funded by
Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument Association
Material
Stone with bronze sculpture (removed 2020).
Inscription
Confederate Soldiers & Sailors Monument
/ Erected by the / Confederate Soldiers & Sailors / Monument Association / Anno Domini 1887-1894.
Organisation
City of Richmond
Cost
$30,000
State
Virginia
County
City of Richmond
Prim Media
2233
Affiliation
Confederate
City
Meadowbrook