David O. Dodd Memorial, War memorial at Old State House grounds in Little Rock, Arkansas.
The David O. Dodd Memorial is a monument on the grounds of the Old State House in Little Rock, Arkansas. It has a horizontal base of gray marble with a central columnar component, into which a relief portrait of Dodd is carved in white marble.
The David O. Dodd Memorial was erected in 1923 by Confederate memorial groups on the grounds of the Old State House in Little Rock. It commemorates David O. Dodd, an Arkansas civilian executed by the U.S. Army for spying. The monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
The monument is named for David O. Dodd, an Arkansas civilian executed by the U.S. Army for spying, not a soldier. It was erected in 1923 by Confederate memorial groups, and the white marble relief carved into the central column shows his portrait.
The memorial stands in the eastern garden area of the Old State House Museum, making it accessible as part of a walking tour of the grounds. Stone benches provide spots to pause and read the inscriptions at your own pace.
The monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996, thirty years after the Old State House behind it became a museum. Its gray marble base and white marble relief portrait were funded by Confederate memorial groups, who erected it in 1923.
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