Franklin, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Confederate Monument
Photographed by Evan Dwyer, March 21, 2026
1. Confederate Monument
In its new (third) location.
eternal.”
To our
Confederate
dead.
Erected 1911 by Agnes Lee Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 36° 41.017′ N, 76° 55.821′ W. Monument is in Franklin, Virginia. It can be reached from the intersection of North High Street and Beaman Street, on the right when traveling north. Monument is in the northeast corner of Poplar Springs Cemetery, on the east side of High Street, accessible via the northernmost cemetery driveway. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 800 N High Street, Franklin VA 23851, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument is in Coastal Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Camp Family Homestead (approx. 0.3 miles away); Franklin Memorial Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); Blackwater Line - Franklin (approx. ¾ mile away); Camp Manufacturing Company (approx. ¾ mile away); Lyons State Theatre (approx. ¾ mile away); The Flood of September 1999 (approx. 0.8 miles away); Pauline Cauthorne Morton (1912-2004) (approx. 0.8 miles away); Franklin (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Franklin.
More about this monument. This Confederate Monument, reportedly crafted in Petersburg gray granite, has stood in three locations throughout its history. Before being moved to Poplar Springs Cemetery, it stood in Franklin Memorial Park from 1946 until 2022. Local sources (Norfolk Virginian-Pilot and Franklin Tidewater News) say it was originally erected at the center of town in the intersection of 2nd and High streets in 1911 and remained there until 1939 when the State Highway Department required its removal from the intersection to
Photographed by Cynthia L. Clark, August 16, 2017
2. Confederate Monument Franklin
At its previous location in Franklin Memorial Park.
Also see . . . Franklin Confederate monument located in Memorial Park removed for relocation.
Photographed by Cynthia L. Clark, August 16, 2017
3. Detail of the Confederate Monument’s front bases.
Photographed by Cynthia L. Clark, August 16, 2017
4. Detail of the Confederate Monument’s rear.
Inscription: 1861. 1865.
Photographed by Cynthia L. Clark, August 16, 2017
5. Confederate Monument in Franklin Memorial Park.
This is the previous (second) location of the Franklin Confederate Monument. The Franklin Memorial Park Monument is pictured in the background. In the foreground is a small stone tablet-topped monument that was installed in 1976 to mark Franklin’s 100th anniversary as a chartered town. Buried beneath is a bicentennial time capsule, dated for opening in 2076.
Photographed by Cynthia L. Clark, August 16, 2017
6. A view of the monument from behind.
Photographed by Cynthia L. Clark, August 16, 2017
7. Closeup of the statue on Franklin’s Confederate Monument.
via WTKR 3, April 19, 2022
8. Confederate Monument removed
It has since been re-erected in Poplar Springs Cemetery.
Photographed by Evan Dwyer, March 21, 2026
9. Confederate Monument
In its new (third) location at Poplar Springs Cemetery.
Photographed by Evan Dwyer
10. Tidewater News Article on First Move
Published 1 March 1940 on the removal of the monument from the intersection of High St. & 2nd Ave.
Photographed by Evan Dwyer
11. Norfolk Virginian-Pilot Monument History Article
Published 9 May 1944. Cropped and stitched for legibility.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2018, by Cynthia L. Clark of Suffolk, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,304 times since then and 82 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 13, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on March 11, 2018, by Cynthia L. Clark of Suffolk, Virginia. 8. submitted on April 19, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 9, 10, 11. submitted on September 13, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
