Near Denton in Davidson County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Our Confederate Dead• • • • •
The Robert E. Lee Chapter
Daughters of the Confederacy
No. 324
Sept. 14, 1905.
[ Back of Monument: ]
Sleep sweetly in your humble graves.
Sleep martyrs of a fallen cause.
For lo, a marble column craves
the pilgrim here to pause.
1861 – 65.
Erected 1905 by Daughters of the Confederacy - Robert E. Lee Chapter #324.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 14, 1905.
Location. 35° 36.772′ N, 80° 10.335′ W. Marker is near Denton, North Carolina, in Davidson County. Marker is at the intersection of North Carolina 8, on the left when traveling south on North Carolina 8. The monument consists of a granite base, topped by a statue of a Confederate Soldier. The monument was relocated by the Robert E Lee Chapter, UDC to private property. It was rededicated September 18, 2021. It remains in Davidson County, NC. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Denton NC 27239, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 17 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Beck's United Church of Christ Veterans Memorial (approx. 10.4 miles away); Beck's Reformed Church Cemetery (approx. 10˝ miles away); Beck's Reformed Church (approx. 10˝ miles away); Captain Peter Hedrick (approx. 10˝ miles away); In Memory of John Beck, Sr. (approx. 10˝ miles away); Barringer Mine (approx. 11.1 miles away); Hardaway Site (approx. 14.4 miles away); Bethel United Church of Christ (approx. 16.3 miles away).
Also see . . . Lexington Confederate monument removed overnight into Friday. (Submitted on November 26, 2021.)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,391 times since then and 57 times this year. Last updated on August 16, 2023, by Toni Lynn London of Lexington, NC, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 14, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 6. submitted on August 16, 2023, by Toni Lynn London of Lexington, NC, North Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.