Walterboro in Colleton County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Confederate Monument
| | Colleton County , South Carolina | |
Photographed by Mike Stroud, April 2008
1. Confederate Monument Marker
Dedicated on June 22, 1911 +
Erected by United Confederate Veterans at a cost (then) of $1000 +
25 foot obelisk on a 7 foot base
To those who fought and lived
To those who fought and died
To those who gave much
And to those who gave all
(Rear face):
To the mothers, wives, sisters and daughters of Colleton County Who fought the home battles of 1861-1865.
Erected 1911 by United Confederate Veterans.
Topics and series. This historical marker and monument is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Sons of Confederate Veterans/United Confederate Veterans series list.
Location. 32° 54.139′ N, 80° 40.002′ W. Marker is in Walterboro, South Carolina, in Colleton County. It is on Hampton Street, on the left. On the front lawn of Colleton County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Walterboro SC 29488, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and monument is in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, in the Ashepoo and Combahee and Edisto Basin. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. 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 New Spain, 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: Colleton County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Walterboro (within shouting distance of this marker); Colleton County Veterans War Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Walterboro Jail (about 500 feet away); Colleton Rural Fire Department Charter Members
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Also see . . . This monument's information from the Smithsonian Institution Research Information Syste. (Submitted on March 17, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008
2. Confederate Monument Marker's front face
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008
3. Confederate Monument Marker's rear face
Photographed by Mike Stroud, April 2008
4. Front lawn of the Colleton County Courthouse on Hampton Street
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,989 times since then and 77 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 13, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
