Dublin Core
Title
Jackson County Confederate Monument (Sylva, North Carolina)
Description
In the mid-1990s, the statue was removed, refurbished, and then rededicated on May 11, 1996. In 2021, a new plaque was affixed to the statue covering the bas-relief flag.
Creator
W.H. Mullins Company, Salem, OH, Foundry
Source
american,confederatemonument,peoplesculptures
Language
English
Type
Site
Identifier
1754
Date Issued
1915-01-01
Extent
m x m x m
Spatial Coverage
current,35.373781,-83.227657;
Europeana
Country
USA
Europeana Data Provider
Jackson County Confederate Monument (NC)
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Jackson_County_Confederate_Monument__NC_
Monument Type
Statue - standing soldier
Funded by
Unknown
Material
Copper, bronze, and granite
Inscription
(2021 inscription)
"This monument was erected by citizens of Jackson County in memory of those who died during the American Civil War. Originally dedicated on September 18, 1915. Rededicated on May 11, 1996 to honor Jackson County Veterans of all wars. E Pluribus Unum."
(Original inscriptions)
Back (west), plaque: TO OUR VALIANT FATHERS:- / CHAMPIONS OF RECONCILIATION WITH / JUSTICE, OF UNION WITH MANHOOD, / OF PEACE WITH HONOR; THEY FOUGHT / WITH FAITHFULNESS, LABORED WITH / CHEERFULNESS, AND SUFFERED IN SILENCE. / TO OUR HEROIC MOTHERS:- / SPARTAN IN DEVOTION, TEUTON IN / SACRIFICE, IN PATIENCE SUPERIOR TO EITHER / AND IN MODESTY AND GRACE / MATCHLESS AMONG WOMANKIND.
Front (east), plinth: 1861 CSA 1865
Front (east), base: OUR HEROES / OF THE CONFEDERACY
Cost
$1400
State
North Carolina
County
Jackson
Affiliation
Confederate
City
Sylva