Paducah in McCracken County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Paducah Confederate Monument
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 8, 2024
1. Paducah Confederate Monument Marker
Confederate
dead
1861-1865
Erected 1907.
Topics and series. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list.
Location. 37° 5.207′ N, 88° 37.368′ W. Monument is in Paducah, Kentucky, in McCracken County. It is on Faith Avenue north of Cyoress Street, on the left when traveling north. Memorial is in Oak Grove Cemetery, Section 2. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 1613 Park Ave, Paducah KY 42001, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument is in Kentucky’s Jackson Purchase. It is also in the American Midwest, in the South, in the Upper South, and in the Ohio River Valley. 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 and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Linn Boyd (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Irvin S. Cobb (about 500 feet away); Patriot Burials (approx. 0.2 miles away); Grave of John T. Scopes / Scopes "Monkey Trial" (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gen. Lloyd Tilghman (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fountain Avenue United Methodist Church (approx. half a mile away); Chief Paduke (approx. 0.6 miles away); West Kentucky Industrial College (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paducah.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Dr. Reuben Saunders (1808-1891) (was approx.
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Regarding Paducah Confederate Monument. Excerpts from the National Register of Historic Places nomination for the monument, which is among 61 in Kentucky that were listed as a group in 1997:
The Confederate Monument in Oak Grove Cemetery is a simple obelisk, approximately 20 feet tall, and is four feet wide at the base. The only ornamentation on the monument is an inscription on the face that reads; Our Confederate Dead - 1861 -1865. A step, inscribed with "Confederate Rest," constitutes the entryway to the monument. It is flanked by low posts ornamented with Confederate battle flags. This monument was erected in 1907, probably by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. It was erected in the early part of the 20th Century and is a simple memorial to Confederate soldiers, including six buried adjacent to the monument.
However, according to a seven-page document on the city's website that lists sites of interest in the cemetery:
Confederate Rest Old Sec. AA Lots 11 & 12 (walkway-Charity Ave. & Oak St.) These lots donated by the General Council 3/6/1909 for United Confederate Soldiers or Veterans. This memorial was erected in May of 1910.
Also see . . . Confederate Monument in Paducah (PDF)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 8, 2024
2. Paducah Confederate Monument Closeup
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 8, 2024
3. Paducah Confederate Monument
Six Confederate war dead are buried by the monument.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 12, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 318 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 12, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
