Daytona Beach in Volusia County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Confederate Memorial
1861 1961
Photographed by AGS Media, August 12, 2010
1. Confederate Memorial Marker
our Confederate dead
by the Southern citizens of
Daytona Beach
Sponsored by
the United Daughters of the Confederacy,
Chapter 1955
Erected 1961 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Chapter 1955.
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. Memorial has been permanently removed. It was located near 29° 12.804′ N, 81° 1.169′ W. Memorial was in Daytona Beach, Florida, in Volusia County. It was on North Beach Street north of International Speedway Boulevard (U.S. 92). The memorial was located along the Halifax River (Intracoastal Waterway) on the grounds of J. Saxton Lloyd Riverfront Park. Touch for map. Memorial was in this post office area: Daytona Beach FL 32114, United States of America.
We have been informed that this memorial is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.
Regionally, this memorial was in Florida’s First Coast. It was also in the American South. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once New Spain, 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 walking distance of this location: World War I Memorial (here, next to this marker); Valor (here, next
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. Confederate Veterans (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed).
More about this memorial. The marker is part of Veterans Memorial Plaza and is one of several individual and collective war memorials at the site, including two plaques honoring Confederate Veterans who were buried in East Volusia County.
The memorial consists of a square slab of pink marble, and at the center there appears to have at one time been a round column or base for a planter or statue. It has since been removed. Upon the slab is mounted a plaque, at the bottom of which appears the emblem
Photographed by AGS Media, August 12, 2010
2. Confederate Memorial Marker
Beyond it is a larger memorial to all American veterans.
Additional commentary.
1. Plaque Removal
In the early hours of Friday, August 18, 2017, this plaque was removed from its location in Riverfront Park, Daytona Beach, Florida, at the direction of Daytona Beach elected officials. Reportedly, the plaque will, at some point, be relocated inside the Halifax Historical Museum which is located a few blocks from Riverfront Park.
— Submitted August 25, 2017, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
3. Removed Confederate Memorial Marker
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
4. Removed Confederate Memorial Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 22, 2018. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2011, by Glenn Sheffield of Tampa, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,392 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 5, 2011, by Glenn Sheffield of Tampa, Florida. 3, 4. submitted on August 25, 2017, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
