Hot Springs Confederate Monument

The Hot Springs Confederate Monument is located in Landmark Plaza in central Hot Springs, Arkansas. It is a marble representation of a Confederate Army soldier, manufactured by the McNeel Marble Company of Marietta, Georgia. The figure is 6 feet (1.8 m) tall, and is mounted on a granite base 12 feet (3.7 m) tall and 6 feet square. The monument was placed in 1934 by the local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and was the last Confederate monument placed in one of Arkansas' major cities.[2]

Hot Springs Confederate Monument
LocationLandmark Plaza, bounded by Market St., Ouachita and Central Aves., Hot Springs, Arkansas
Coordinates34°30′28″N 93°3′18″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1934 (1934)
Built byMcNeel Marble Co.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSCivil War Commemorative Sculpture MPS
NRHP reference No.96000457[1]
Added to NRHPApril 26, 1996

The monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

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