Confederate Memorial Gateway in Hickman
Confederate Memorial Gateway in Hickman, War memorial and sculpture in Hickman, Kentucky
The Confederate Memorial Gateway features granite construction with a decorated front facade and includes three passages: one central for vehicles and two lateral for pedestrians.
The United Daughters of the Confederacy funded this memorial in 1913, spending $10,000 on its construction by the McNeal Marble Company from Marietta, Georgia.
The gateway displays seventy names of Confederate soldiers carved into its surface, with an inscription on the capstone stating '1861 Our Heroes 1865'.
Located at coordinates 36.5575° N and 89.1781° W, this National Register of Historic Places monument remains accessible for public viewing during daylight hours.
Sir Moses Ezekiel designed this memorial, which stands as one of only two Confederate gateway monuments recognized in Kentucky's Civil War Monuments collection.
Location: Kentucky
Inception: 1913
GPS coordinates: 36.55753,-89.17813
Latest update: March 10, 2025 10:08
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