Bowling Green in Warren County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Confederate Monument of Bowling Green

Photographed By Mark Hilton, May 7, 2015

1. Confederate Monument of Bowling Green

Inscription.
To the Confederate
Dead

1861. 1865.

Erected 1876 by the Citizens of Warren Co.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 36° 59.525′ N, 86° 25.164′ W. Marker is in Bowling Green, Kentucky, in Warren County. Memorial is on St. Joseph Lane, 0.2 miles north of Fairview Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Located in the Fairview Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1209 Fairview Avenue, Bowling Green KY 42103, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Confederate Monument (a few steps from this marker); Home of Thomas Hines (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Shake Rag (approx. 0.8 miles away); Ora Porter (approx. 0.8 miles away); College Street Bridge (approx. 0.9 miles away); Western Kentucky University (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Bridge (approx. 0.9 miles away); Baker Hill (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bowling Green.

More about this marker. Although the monument notes being erected in 1875, it was erected in 1876.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on the Confederate Monument of Bowling Green.

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Describes the monument, the Confederate burials around it and other symbols. (Submitted on September 8, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Photographed By Mark Hilton, May 7, 2015

2. Confederate Monument of Bowling Green

Shows a bas-relief of Henry Mosler's painting "Lost Cause". image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, May 7, 2015

3. Shows a bas-relief of Henry Mosler's painting "Lost Cause".

Confederate Monument of Bowling Green (rear dedication). image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, May 7, 2015

4. Confederate Monument of Bowling Green (rear dedication).

Confederate Monument showing the four 8-foot statues of cannons on each corner. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, May 7, 2015

5. Confederate Monument showing the four 8-foot statues of cannons on each corner.

Placed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 1997.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 8, 2018. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 297 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 8, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.