Confederate Monument of Bowling Green
Confederate Monument of Bowling Green, Civil War memorial in Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green, Kentucky, US
The limestone obelisk stands 30 feet tall, featuring carved Confederate flags and four 8-foot cannons with cannonballs at each corner of its base.
Built in 1876 through local fundraising efforts, the monument marks the period when Bowling Green served as the Confederate capital of Kentucky during the Civil War.
The monument includes a bas-relief reproduction of Henry Mosler's painting 'Lost Cause', carved by local stonemason Hugh F. Smith from the White Stone Quarry.
Visitors can find the memorial at 1209 Fairview Avenue, located 0.2 miles north of Fairview Avenue in the eastern section of the cemetery's northern area.
Ten thousand people attended the dedication ceremony, where William Campbell Preston Breckinridge, a Confederate army veteran, delivered the main speech.
Location: Kentucky
GPS coordinates: 36.99207,-86.41941
Latest update: March 21, 2025 01:10
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