Location Information
(for the Confederate Monument)
Name:Confederate Monument
Address:Main Street at Columbus Ave.
City/County:Louisville, Winston County
Architectural Information
Construction Date:1921
Registration Information
NR District Name:Downtown Louisville (2011)
    NR Status:Contributing
    Element No.:83
Context/Comments
Located in the middle of the intersection of Main Street and Columbus Avenue, almost in front of the Post Office. The monument is stone statue of a soldier standing "at rest" atop a tall pedestal on a stepped base, similar to the monuments at Brooksville, Grenada, and Winona. [SOS-WIN-001]
Brief Description
A granite column on which a World War I soldier stands. The front of the monument reads "In memory of the brave sons of Winston County who so bravely were willing to make the supreme sacrifice for the great principles for which the U.S. entered the great World War in 1917. May the memory of their chivalry and patriotism handed down from father to son, be perpetuated for generations yet unborn." The south side of the monument reads "A tribute to the Spanish-American Heroes 1838." The north side of the monument reads "A tribute to Winston County's sons who fought in the Confederate War 1861-1865" are flanked by plate glass windows over concrete block.