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The Civil War Memorial in Savannah, Georgia, is a monument honoring soldiers who died during the American Civil War. Located in Forsyth Park , it consists of a 48 foot (15 m) tall shaft topped with a bronze statue of a Confederate soldier.
It was intended to serve as a tribute to Confederate war dead until a marble memorial could be erected. Now, a marble obelisk dates from 1897 (the year the local UDC chapter came about) in the Sandersville cemetery." [19] Francis S. Bartow in Savannah, Georgia. Savannah: Colonel Francis S. Bartow Bust, Forsyth Park (1902). [91] [92]
Pages in category "Monuments and memorials in Savannah, Georgia" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
11 a.m., June 15, Savannah Juneteenth Youth Fine Arts Festival at Forsyth Park 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., 4 th Annual Juneteenth Celebration at Georgia Southern Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Center
It includes the original cemetery for white people (now known as Laurel Grove North) and a companion burial ground (called Laurel Grove South) that was reserved for slaves and free people of color. The original cemetery has countless graves of many of Savannah's Confederate veterans of the American Civil War. The cemetery was dedicated in 1852.
This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Georgia. The United States National Historic Landmark program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service , and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance.
Civil War Memorial (Savannah, Georgia) Confederate Memorial Park (Albany, Georgia) ... Jefferson Davis Memorial Historic Site; L. Liberty Hall (Crawfordville, Georgia) P.
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – A new marker is shining a light on a meaningful addition to Savannah’s rich history. The “A World Apart” memorial on River Street includes the names of 527 fallen ...