Douglas in Coffee County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Coffee County Confederate Monument
Photographed by Mike Stroud, November 8, 2009
1. Coffee County Confederate Monument Marker
Dimensions: Overall: approx. H. 45 ft. W. 10 ft.; Shaft: approx. H. 40 ft.
East face:
In Memory Of Our
Confederate Soldiers
North face:
1861 - 1865
[Crossed Flags]
West face:
Erected by the Robert E. Lee Chapter, U.D.C.
Oct. 1911
Erected 1911 by Robert E. Lee Chapter, U.D.C.
Topics and series. This monument and 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° 30.526′ N, 82° 51.033′ W. Monument is in Douglas, Georgia, in Coffee County. It is on South Peterson Avenue near West Ward Street (Georgia Road 32W), on the right when traveling south. Located at the Coffee County Courthouse. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Douglas GA 31533, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Wiregrass. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Coffee County (within shouting distance of this marker); The Coffee County Bank Building (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Coffee County (within shouting distance of this marker); Martin Theater (within shouting distance of this marker); Douglas Surgical Institute and Infirmary
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Regarding Coffee County Confederate Monument. Monument cost $1,200
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Control Number: IAS GA000002
Photographed by Mike Stroud, November 8, 2009
2. Coffee County Confederate Monument east face
Photographed by Mike Stroud, November 8, 2009
3. Coffee County Confederate Monument north face
Photographed by Mike Stroud, November 8, 2009
4. Coffee County Confederate Monument west face
Photographed by Mike Stroud, November 8, 2009
5. Coffee County Confederate Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on October 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,058 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 16, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
