El Dorado Confederate Monument, El Dorado, AR
1909 (Photograph 1995)
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This El Dorado Confederate Monument was unveiled in 1910 in El Dorado, Arkansas. The marble monument depicts a Confederate soldier on top of a columned classic temple design above a fountain. It is believed to be the first Confederate monument of that design.
Inscribed on one side is: "CSA, 1861-1865. Erected by the Henry G. Bunn Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy, 1909." On the opposite side: "Truth crushed to earth shall risa again. Even death cannot sever the cords of memory."
In July 2020, following a series of national protests against police brutality and racism in policing, locals began collecting signatures in favor and against removing the statue from the public square. The Union County Quorum Court decided to put the issue on that year's ballot. According to unofficial results, nearly 2/3 of voters supported keeping the monument in place.
This photo and description of the El Dorado Confederate Monument in El Dorado, AR are part of materials from its nomination form for the National Register of Historic Places.
Inscribed on one side is: "CSA, 1861-1865. Erected by the Henry G. Bunn Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy, 1909." On the opposite side: "Truth crushed to earth shall risa again. Even death cannot sever the cords of memory."
In July 2020, following a series of national protests against police brutality and racism in policing, locals began collecting signatures in favor and against removing the statue from the public square. The Union County Quorum Court decided to put the issue on that year's ballot. According to unofficial results, nearly 2/3 of voters supported keeping the monument in place.
This photo and description of the El Dorado Confederate Monument in El Dorado, AR are part of materials from its nomination form for the National Register of Historic Places.
This primary source comes from the Records of the National Park Service.
National Archives Identifier: 26140841
Full Citation: El Dorado Confederate Monument, El Dorado, AR; 1909 (Photograph 1995); National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records: Arkansas; National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records, 2013 - 2017; Records of the National Park Service, Record Group 79; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/el-dorado-confederate-monument-el-dorado-ar, May 17, 2024]Rights: Copyright Not Evaluated Learn more on our privacy and legal page.