Richmond Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Meadowbrook, Virginia)

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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.

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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