Pine Bluff Confederate Monument, War memorial in Pine Bluff, United States.
The Pine Bluff Confederate Monument is a Georgia marble statue of a standing Confederate soldier holding a rifle with its butt on the ground, made by the McNeel Marble Company. It stood in front of the Jefferson County courthouse at Barraque and Main Streets, on a stone base 15 feet high and 10 by 10 feet at its foot.
The United Daughters of the Confederacy's local chapter placed the monument in 1910 in front of the Jefferson County courthouse at Barraque and Main Streets in Pine Bluff. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. On June 20, 2020, under a cooperative agreement between County Judge Gerald Robinson and the UDC, it was removed and taken to an undisclosed location for cleaning and repair.
The soldier figure was carved from Georgia marble by the McNeel Marble Company and stood on a stone base 15 feet high, 10 by 10 feet at its foot. The local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy placed it in 1910, and the group's agreement with County Judge Gerald Robinson led to its removal on June 20, 2020.
The monument no longer stands at the Jefferson County courthouse at Barraque and Main Streets; it was taken down on June 20, 2020, and moved to an undisclosed storage site for cleaning and repair. Visitors to the courthouse corner will find the pedestal location empty, so check locally before planning a viewing.
The 15-foot stone base and the Georgia marble figure were made by the McNeel Marble Company, and the local United Daughters of the Confederacy chapter placed the monument in 1910. It stood at Barraque and Main Streets until June 20, 2020, when it was removed under an agreement between County Judge Gerald Robinson and the UDC and taken to an undisclosed storage site for cleaning and repair.
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