National Register Listing

Confederate Monument in Lawrenceburg

a.k.a. ANL-106

Courthouse Lawn, 0.5 mi. S of US 127 and KY 44, Lawrenceburg, KY

The Confederate Monument in Lawrenceburg is significant under the context of "Civil War Monuments in Kentucky, 1861-1935." The monument was created by former Confederate soldiers in Anderson County in wanted to honor the memory of their comrades who fought for the "Lost Cause." The monument was unveiled in 1894. It is significant because it is a Civil War monument in Kentucky that was built before 1935 and has not been severely altered and has not been moved.

Local significance of the object:
Social History

Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

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