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Bell County Confederate Memorial

 
 
Bell County Confederate Memorial image. Click for full size.
cmh2315fl via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0), January 2, 2021
1. Bell County Confederate Memorial
Inscription.
To our
Confederate heroes
Erected by
Bell County Chapter
No. 101,
United Daughters
of the Confederacy
October 1916

 
Erected 1916 by Bell County Chapter No. 101, United Daughters of the Confederacy.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list.
 
Location. 31° 3.376′ N, 97° 27.823′ W. Memorial is in Belton, Texas, in Bell County. It is at the intersection of South Main Street (State Highway 317) and East Central Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street. Marker is on the Bell County Courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 101 E Central Ave, Salado TX 76571, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Texas. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Bell County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Peter Hansbrough Bell (within shouting distance of this marker); Bell County Courthouses (within shouting distance of this marker); William Whitaker Reed (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Carnegie Library Building (about
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400 feet away); Woman's Wednesday Club (about 400 feet away); Site of Sam Houston Speech (about 400 feet away); Belton Farmers Co-op Gin (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Belton.
 
Bell County Confederate Memorial image. Click for full size.
cmh2315fl via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0), January 2, 2021
2. Bell County Confederate Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2022. This page has been viewed 845 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 8, 2022.
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