The McNeel Marble Works of Marietta, Georgia, was founded in 1892 by Morgan Louis McNeel and his brother, R. M. McNeel. Its location near the Blue Ridge Mountains provided the firm with access to areas where marble and granite could be quarried. The firm is best remembered for the Civil War monuments it constructed in the southern states of the United States.

Selected works

* ''Chester Confederate Monument'' (1905) *

John Brown Gordon statue The equestrian statue of John Brown Gordon is a monument on the grounds of the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The monument, an equestrian statue, honors John Brown Gordon, a general in the Confederate States Army du ...

, pedestal, Atlanta, Georgia (1907) * ''At Rest Arms'', Thomaston, Georgia, (1908) * ''Comrades"", Statesboro, Georgia, (1909) * ''Jasper County Confederate Monument'' aka ''Comrades'' Monticello, Georgia, (1910) *

Illinois Monument The Illinois Monument is a public monument located in the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. The monument honors the soldiers from Illinois who fought in the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain during ...

, Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia, (1914) *

Florida's Tribute to the Women of the Confederacy ''Florida's Tribute to the Women of the Confederacy'', also known as ''A Tribute to the Women of the Southern Confederacy'' and the ''Monument to the Women of the Confederacy'', is an outdoor Confederate memorial installed in Jacksonville, Florid ...

, Jacksonville, Florida, (1915),

Allen George Newman Allen George Newman III (August 28, 1875 – February 2, 1940) was an American sculptor, best known for his statue '' "The Hiker"''. Early life He was born in New York City, the son of hardware manufacturer Allen G. Newman, Jr. and his wife Ada ...

, sculptor * Statue of Sterling Price (1915), Keytesville,

Chariton County Chariton County is a county located in the north-central portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,408. Its county seat is Keytesville. The county was organized November 16, 1820, from part of Howard ...

, Missouri, Allen Newman, sculptor * Arkansas Memorial at Vicksburg National Military Park, 1954. The memorial was designed by William Henry Deacy.

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External links

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Kennesaw State University Archives
American sculpture American companies established in 1892 Design companies established in 1892 1892 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) Monumental masonry companies Marble