The Van Buren Confederate Monument is located in front of the Crawford County Courthouse in Van Buren, Arkansas. Built in 1899 by the Mary Lee Chapter of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy, the structure was initially erected in
Fairview Cemetery. Honoring Confederate dead from the
Battle of Pea Ridge,
Battle of Prairie Grove, and the
Battle of Wilson's Creek, the
Sons of the Confederacy requested the memorial be relocated to the courthouse lawn in 1906, and it has remained there ever since.
The monument was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1996 as part of the Civil War Commemorative Sculpture Multiple Property Submission.
See also
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1899 in art
The year 1899 in art involved some significant events.
Events
* December 15 – Glasgow School of Art opens its new building, the most notable work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
* Camille Pissarro takes an apartment overlooking the Tuileries Ga ...
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List of Confederate monuments and memorials
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Van Buren Historic District
The Van Buren Historic District encompasses eight blocks of historic buildings along Main Street in Van Buren, Arkansas. Many of the structures are pre-1920 Victorian and Italianate buildings closely related to the history of commerce in the cit ...
References
1899 establishments in Arkansas
1899 sculptures
Confederate States of America monuments and memorials in Arkansas
Outdoor sculptures in Arkansas
Sculptures of men in Arkansas
Statues in Arkansas
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