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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]
Statue formerly at Memphis Park. Removed in 2017. Statue formerly at Monument Avenue, Richmond.Removed in 2020. Bust of Davis at Jefferson Davis Memorial Historic Site Bust of Davis at Old Warren County Courthouse Memorial at Vicksburg National Military Park The Jefferson Davis monument in New Orleans vandalized by local residents, May 2004.
Jefferson F. Davis (June 3, 1808 – December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as the first and only president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. He represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party before the American Civil War .
During the many years required to raise the funds needed for the memorial, various designs and placements in the city were considered. [8] Unveiled in 1907 on Confederate Memorial Day – June 3 [7] [10] – on what would have been Davis' 99th birthday, the monument was funded by the Jefferson Davis Monument Association and the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Jefferson Davis Memorial Historic Site (also known as the Jefferson Davis Capture Site) is a 12.668-acre (5.127 ha) state historic site located in Irwin County, Georgia that marks the spot where Confederate States President Jefferson Davis was captured by United States Cavalry on Wednesday, May 10, 1865.
After Davis's remains were exhumed in New Orleans, they lay in state for a day at Memorial Hall of the newly organized Louisiana Historical Association. [10] Those paying final respects included Louisiana Governor Murphy J. Foster, Sr. A continuous cortège, day and night, then accompanied Davis's remains from New Orleans to Richmond. [11]
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"Slave owner" vandalism. Since at least 2003 the statue was the subject of frequent vandalism. [5] [6]After the Charleston church shooting in 2015, a concerted effort was launched to remove several monuments from public spaces in New Orleans, with Councilwoman LaToya Cantrell citing the Jefferson Davis Monument as "the one that really has some momentum around it."