The last Confederate monument in a major Arkansas city

The last Confederate monument in a major Arkansas city

Located in Landmark Plaza, this marble monument serves as a reminder of a turbulent history that includes lynchings.

The Hot Springs Confederate Monument stands in Landmark Plaza in central Hot Springs, Arkansas. It is a marble representation of a Confederate Army soldier, manufactured by the McNeel Marble Company of Marietta, Georgia. The figure is 6 feet tall and is mounted on a granite base 12 feet tall and 6 feet square.

The monument was placed in 1934 by the local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. It was the last Confederate monument placed in one of Arkansas' major cities. Lynchings took place at the site in the decades before its construction.

The monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons

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