Confederate Monument in Versailles
Confederate Monument in Versailles | |
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| Location | Versailles, Kentucky |
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| MPS | Civil War Monuments of Kentucky MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 97000662[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 17, 1997 |
The Confederate Monument, in the city cemetery of Versailles, Kentucky, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 1997, as part of the Civil War Monuments of Kentucky MPS.
The monument, with it unique shape, was made of white marble and put on a base of concrete and limestone. It was erected in 1877. Names of Confederate veterans are on each side of the hexagon, with graves encircling it.[2]
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Front view from a distance -
Back view
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ Confederate Memorial Versailles City Cemetery (Woodford County), TrailsRUs.com
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