Lexington in Fayette County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Ladies' Confederate Memorial
Photographed By Bradley Owen, October 11, 2019
1. Ladies' Confederate Memorial
Erected 1874 by Ladies Memorial and Monument Association.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil.
Location. 38° 3.663′ N, 84° 30.615′ W. Marker is in Lexington, Kentucky, in Fayette County. Memorial can be reached from West Main Street (U.S. 421) 0.1 miles west of Newtown Pike (County Route 922), on the right when traveling west. The memorial is located in Section P of The Lexington Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 833 West Main Street, Lexington KY 40508, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Confederate Soldiers Monument (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lexington National Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); A National Cemetery System (approx. ¼ mile away); Address by President Lincoln (approx. ¼ mile away); 1787-1987 Bicentennial Tree (approx. ¼ mile away); Mary Desha (approx. 0.3 miles away); Henry Clay (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lexington Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lexington.
Regarding Ladies' Confederate Memorial. The monument was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 1997.
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Also see . . . Ladies' Confederate Memorial. This link includes additional photos of the memorial, including its text of "Our Dead". (Submitted on February 9, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.)
Credits. This page was last revised on September 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 253 times since then and 29 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on February 2, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
