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The Jefferson Davis Monument State Historic Site is a Kentucky state park commemorating the birthplace of Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America, in Fairview, Kentucky. The site's focal point is a 351-foot (107.0 m) concrete obelisk. [2]
Jefferson Davis State Historic Site is a memorial to the Kentuckian born on this site on June 3, 1808. The monument is a 351-foot obelisk constructed on a foundation of solid Kentucky limestone. An elevator takes visitors to the top for a bird's-eye view of the countryside.
The 351-foot monument to Davis constructed on this site marks Davis' birthplace and rests on a foundation of solid Kentucky limestone. Our visitor's center features exhibits detailing Davis' political life before and after the Civil War, and offers Kentucky handcrafts, souvenirs, books and Civil War memorabilia.
The Jefferson Davis Memorial was a memorial for Jefferson Davis (1808–1889), president of the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1865, installed along Richmond, Virginia's Monument Avenue, in the United States.
Jun 16, 2020 · Classes in Todd County schools often brought their lunches to the land beneath a 351-foot monument dedicated to the man who served as president of the Confederate States of America, and, in...
A monument to Jefferson Davis was unveiled on June 3, 1907, on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia, and a life-sized statue by George Julian Zolnay marks his grave at Hollywood Cemetery in that city.
The monument at the Jefferson Davis State Historic Site is a 351 foot tall stone obelisk. The park here commemorates the birthplace of Jefferson Davis, the preisdent of the Confederate States of America.
Jefferson Davis Monument State Historic Site. Rising 351 feet above rolling farmlands in Fairview is a concrete obelisk marking the birthplace of the first and only president of the Confederate States of America. It is still the tallest concrete obelisk in the world.
His monument is a 351-foot obelisk resembling the George Washington Monument in Washington DC. There is also a small museum on the grounds. The obelisk is the 4th tallest monument in the United States. It is an interesting place to visit and catch up on US Civil War history.
Jefferson Davis Monument. Fairview, Kentucky. Jefferson Davis was the first-and-only President of the Confederacy, leader of the rebellious South that broke away in 1861 and sparked the Civil War.
