Jackson Guards Memorial

The Jackson Guards Memorial is a sculpture commemorating the Jackson Guards, a unit of the Confederate Army, in Arkansas's Jacksonport State Park. The sculpture stands at Washington and Avenue Streets in the park, and depicts a standing male soldier, holding with both hands a rifle, butt on the ground. The marble sculpture is about 6 feet (1.8 m) tall, and is mounted on a granite base 20 feet (6.1 m) tall and 10 feet (3.0 m) square. Funding for the statue was raised by private subscription, and it was unveiled in 1914 in Newport, the county seat of Jackson County. It was moved to its present location in 1965.[2]

Jackson Guards Memorial
LocationJacksonport State Park, jct. of Washington and Avenue Sts., Jacksonport, Arkansas
Coordinates35°38′21″N 91°18′43″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1914 (1914)
Architectunknown
Architectural styleClassical Revival
Part ofJacksonport State Park (ID70000121)
MPSCivil War Commemorative Sculpture MPS
NRHP reference No.96000465[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 26, 1996
Designated CPJanuary 21, 1970

In 2017, the memorial was moved 300 feet east in preparation of construction of a new visitors center. [3]

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

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Jackson Guards Memorial" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
  3. "KAIT news article"
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