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Polk County Confederate Monument
CSA
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By AGS Media, December 22, 2011 | |
| | | 1. Polk County Confederate Monument | | |
Inscription. Confederate Dead
(Left face)
In memory of that noble band, who have crossed the mystic stream,
and are resting now in that happy land,
where peace and pleasure reight supreme.
The heroic deeds will never fade,
from memory's brightest page,
and their brave defense of country and home,
is left as a glorious heritage.
(Right face)
This monument was erected
by the Lakeland chapter
United Daughters of the Confederacy
In memory of the noble
Sons of the South.
A.D. 1910.
Erected 1910 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Lakeland Chapter.
Location. 28° 2.676′ N, 81° 57.341′ W. Marker is in Lakeland, Florida, in Polk County. Marker is on North Kentucky Avenue north of East Main Street, on the left when traveling north. Click for map. The monument is in Munn Park in downtown Lakeland. Marker is at or near this postal address: 201 East Main Street, Lakeland FL 33801, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Munn Park Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker); Munn Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Polk Theatre and Office Building (about 700 feet away, in a direct line); The Oates Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Second Mass. Infantry Camp (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Sorosis Club Building (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Frank Lloyd Wright Campus of Florida Southern College (approx. one mile away); Acton Community (approx. 1.5 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Lakeland.| | | | 
By AGS Media, December 22, 2011 | |
| | | 2. Polk County Confederate Monument | | Front face | | |
More about this marker. The monument is an east facing, large granite shaft surmounted by a statue of a Confederate Soldier. Etched onto its front face is an image of two nondescript flags hanging from two poles crossed in an "x" formation. The monument stands as the centerpiece of Munn Park, a Lakeland city park. |
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By AGS Media, December 22, 2011 | |
| | | 3. Polk County Confederate Monument | | Left face | | |
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By AGS Media, December 22, 2011 | |
| | | 4. Polk County Confederate Monument | | Right face | | |
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By AGS Media, December 22, 2011 | |
| | | 5. Polk County Confederate Monument | | |
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By AGS Media, December 22, 2011 | |
| | | 6. Entrance to Munn Park | | The Confederate Monument is seen in the distance at the center of the park. | | |
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By AGS Media, December 22, 2011 | |
| | | 7. Polk County Confederate Monument | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on April 14, 2012, by Glenn Sheffield of Tampa, Florida. This page has been viewed 146 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on April 14, 2012, by Glenn Sheffield of Tampa, Florida. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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