Confederate Memorial in Fulton features a unique arched base

The Confederate Memorial in Fulton, Kentucky is a historic monument made of rough-hewn limestone. Funded in 1902 by the Colonel Ed Crossland Chapter No. 347 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the arch is 10 feet (3.0 m) high and makes the site unique as it is the only such monument in Kentucky to feature an arched base. The back of the arch is etched with the words "Erected by UDC 1902".

Atop the arch stands a 6-foot-tall (1.8 m) Confederate soldier statue made of zinc. The statue depicts a soldier wearing a slouch hat and carrying a canteen and bed roll while resting with his rifle. Inside the arch, facing it on the left and approximately halfway up, are the names of the officers of the Colonel Ed Crossland Chapter No. 347 of the UDC, which funded the monument.

Because of how late it was built, the monument was meant to celebrate the Confederacy rather than mourn it, despite its location at the entrance to the Fairview Cemetery. Behind the arch is a step with the initials UCV, the abbreviation for the United Confederate Veterans. The front step says "Confederate". Another monument on the National Register of Historic Places, the Confederate Memorial Gateway, is located 20 miles to the west in Hickman, Kentucky.

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