El Dorado Confederate Monument
El Dorado Confederate Monument is a historic site in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 86 m. Pigeon Hills stands 40 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Oil Heritage Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway passes 1.4 miles off. 35 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
The story
The El Dorado Confederate Monument is located on the grounds of the Union County Courthouse in El Dorado, Arkansas, near the corner of North Main and South Washington Streets. It consists of a statue of a Confederate Army soldier in mid-stride, mounted on top of a temple-like structure supported by four cannon-shaped Ionic columns. The columns support a lintel structure bearing inscriptions on three sides, above which is a tiered roof with cannonballs at the corners. The temple structure is 15 feet (4.6 m) high, and 10 feet (3.0 m) square; the statue measures 76 inches (1.9 m) by 28 inches (0.71 m) by 28 inches (0.71 m). Both the statue and the temple are constructed of gray/blue striated marble. The monument was built in 1910 at a cost of over $2,800, and was paid for by the local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. It is believed to be the first fountain-style Confederate monument in the South. The front (south) side of the monument is inscribed "CSA 1861 - 1865 / ERECTED BY THE HENRY G. BUNN CHAPTER / UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY / 1909". The north side is inscribed "'TRUTH CRUSHED TO EARTH SHALL RISE AGAIN.' / 'EVEN DEATH CANNOT SEVER THE CORDS OF MEMORY.'" The western lintel reads "'IN HONOR OF THE CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS / OF UNION COUNTY, ARK.'". The eastern lintel has a pair of crossed swords on it. The monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. It was included in the El Dorado Commercial Historic District in 2003. The statue was one of several monuments that became the center of controversy during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests.
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Wikidata Q16992298, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway
- 14.2 mi off the Northwest Louisiana Scenic Byway
- 27.0 mi off the Bienville Trace Scenic Byway
35 named places within 25 miles
- Oil Heritage Park: 0.1 mi
- Old Jefferson St Park: 0.1 mi
- Murphy Arts District Park: 0.1 mi
- Murphy Arts District Park: 0.1 mi
- MAD Amphitheater: 0.2 mi
- Boones Mound: 12.8 mi
- Pigeon Hills: 18.1 mi
- Cane Hill: 21.8 mi
- Newton House: 0.2 mi
- Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources: 9.1 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 12.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of El Dorado Confederate Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pigeon Hills | ENE 76° | 40 m | 18.1 mi |
| Boones Mound | NNE 25° | 28 m | 12.8 mi |
| Cane Hill | ENE 72° | 27 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 19:47 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:30 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 65 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — EL Dorado Goodwin FLD, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 96000463OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — El Dorado Confederate Monument, reference 96000463, listed 04/26/96.
OpenStreetMap element node/4723906138
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