Jefferson Davis State Historic Site
Jefferson Davis Monument | |
Fairview, Kentucky | |
Coordinates | 36°50′31″N 87°18′2″W / 36.84194°N 87.30056°W |
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Built | 1917–1924 |
Architect | S.F. Crecelius, Sr. Engineer; G.R. Gregg, Contractor |
Website | parks |
NRHP reference No. | 73000849[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 9, 1973 |
The Jefferson Davis Monument State Historic Site is a
History of the monument
Park details
The Jefferson Davis State Historic Site is one of eleven historic sites in Kentucky which include small parks and are maintained by the Kentucky Department of Parks.[5] The park covers 19 acres (7.7 ha) and includes open and covered picnic areas and a playground.
At the visitors' center museum, visitors can watch a video describing Davis' life and the construction of the monument. Guided elevator tours of the monument are available daily.
The center sells books and memorabilia about Davis, the American Civil War, and the surrounding area, as well as Kentucky handcrafts. The park is open from May 1 until October 31.
Monument size
The monument is the tallest unreinforced concrete structure in the world.[6] No steel was used to reinforce the concrete walls below its pyramidal top. As one pour was completed, large chunks of limestone were left projecting up to connect it to the next pour above. It is also the tallest concrete obelisk in the world.
It is the fifth tallest monument in the United States, behind the
Gallery
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Steel frame used to suspend maintenance rigging from the top of the monument
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Entrance to the monument
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Distant view of the monument
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Confederate flags displayed by monument
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Jefferson Davis Memorial
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Plaque with a quote
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Bas relief of Jefferson Davis
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Museum
See also
- List of memorials to Jefferson Davis
- List of tallest towers in the world
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ ISBN 0-403-09981-1.
- ^ LouDelle McIntosh (January 1, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Jefferson Davis Monument". National Park Service. Retrieved December 9, 2016. with photo from 1973
- ISBN 0735225265.
- ISBN 1-881139-13-1.
- ^ Confederate Statues and Memorialization, by Brundage, Cox, Gallagher, and Painter, 2019, p. 24
External links
- Official website
- Roadside America review of site
- Civil War Album description and pictures
- Media related to Jefferson Davis State Historic Site at Wikimedia Commons
- Entry at Skyscraperpage.com