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Douglas in Coffee County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Coffee County Confederate Monument

 
 
Coffee County Confederate Monument Marker image. Click for full size.
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.
Inscription.

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 historical marker and monument is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.
 
Location. 31° 30.526′ N, 82° 51.033′ W. Marker is in Douglas, Georgia, in Coffee County. Marker 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. Marker is in this post office area: Douglas GA 31533, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
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 (about 300 feet
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away, measured in a direct line); Tanner Mercantile Company (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Tanner Mercantile Company (about 400 feet away); Tri - Hi - Y International (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Douglas.
 
Regarding Coffee County Confederate Monument. Monument cost $1,200
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Control Number: IAS GA000002
 
Coffee County Confederate Monument east face image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, November 8, 2009
2. Coffee County Confederate Monument east face
Coffee County Confederate Monument north face image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, November 8, 2009
3. Coffee County Confederate Monument north face
Coffee County Confederate Monument west face image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, November 8, 2009
4. Coffee County Confederate Monument west face
Coffee County Confederate Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, November 8, 2009
5. Coffee County Confederate Monument
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,555 times since then and 32 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.

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