Robert E. Lee Monument (Marianna, Arkansas) Explained

Robert E. Lee Monument
Location:City Park, roughly bounded by Court, Chestnut, and Main Sts., Marianna, Arkansas
Coordinates:34.7739°N -90.7569°W
Builder:McNeel Marble Co.
Architecture:Neoclassical
Added:May 10, 1996
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:96000450
Nrhp Type2:cp
Nocat:yes
Designated Nrhp Type2:January 4, 2001
Partof:Marianna Commercial Historic District
Partof Refnum:00001559

The Robert E. Lee Monument (also known as the Marianna Confederate Monument) is a U. D. C. memorial built to honor Lee County's Confederate veterans. The monument was carved by the McNeel Marble Co. It is located in Marianna, Arkansas, across from the Lee County Courthouse. Dedicated in 1910, it is one of several monuments built to honor Confederate soldiers. The structure is a local tourist attraction and, since 1996, has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

Description

Made entirely of marble, the Marianna Confederate Monument consists of a statue of the General in Chief of the Armies of the Confederate States, Robert E. Lee, in dress uniform. The Lee statue is mounted on a column 20feet high, with a fountain at its base which is fed by two downward-pointing sculpted cannons. The memorial was sponsored and funded by D. C. Govan Chapter No. 781 of the U. D. C., and dedicated to the "loving memory of Lee County's Confederate soldiers."

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for Gen. Robert E. Lee Monument . Arkansas Preservation . 2014-10-28.