Ladies' Confederate Memorial
Ladies' Confederate Memorial, War memorial in Lexington Cemetery, Kentucky
The marble monument features a cross shaped like logs, accompanied by symbols including a broken sword, broken flagstaff, and decorative lilies upon a limestone base.
The Ladies Memorial and Monument Association, founded in 1869 by Mary Cyrene Burch Breckinridge, gathered funds for six years before dedicating this memorial in 1875.
This memorial differs from other Confederate monuments in Kentucky as it represents mourning and loss rather than displaying Southern military pride or patriotic themes.
The memorial stands in Lexington Cemetery near the Confederate Soldier Monument, both recognized on the National Register of Historic Places since July 1997.
Italian craftsmen created the cross section while the Louisville Muldoon Monument Company produced the pedestal, following designs by Lexington historian George W. Ranck.
Location: Lexington
Made from material: marble
GPS coordinates: 38.05878,-84.51150
Latest update: March 12, 2025 14:48
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