Jasper in Walker County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Confederate Monument

Photographed by Julia Frost, July 11, 2010

1. Confederate Monument Marker

Inscription. The Confederate Monument was erected on November 13, 1907 and dedicated May 2, 1908 by the Jasper Chapter No. 925 United Daughters of the Confederacy under the leadership of Elizabeth Cain Musgrove to honor the 1900 soldiers who served from Walker County. The monument was placed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage May 19, 1999 by the Elizabeth Cain Musgrove Chapter No. 1929, UDC.

Erected by Alabama Historical Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker and monument is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Commission, and the United Daughters of the Confederacy series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is May 2, 1970.

Location. 33° 49.936′ N, 87° 16.636′ W. Marker is in Jasper, Alabama, in Walker County. It is at the intersection of 19th Street and 3rd Avenue, on the right when traveling west on 19th Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jasper AL 35501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and monument is in the Birmingham Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep 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 the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Walker County War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Walker County (within shouting distance of this marker); Revolutionary War Hero Sergeant William Jasper (about 400 feet away, measured

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in a direct line); First United Methodist Church Jasper / President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (about 500 feet away); Carl Atwood Elliott (approx. ¼ mile away); William Brockman Bankhead Home (approx. 0.6 miles away); Daily Mountain Eagle (approx. one mile away); Memorial Park (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jasper.

Confederate Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, April 20, 2010

2. Confederate Monument

Confederate Monument( back view) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, April 20, 2010

3. Confederate Monument( back view)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 24, 2010, by Julia Frost of Hoover, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,661 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 24, 2010, by Julia Frost of Hoover, Alabama. 2, 3. submitted on December 22, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.