Lake Village Confederate Monument
Lake Village Confederate Monument is a historic site in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Hardwood Hill stands 40 m to the east-northeast, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Chicot State Park, a park 5.6 miles away. Great River Road passes 0.6 miles off. 46 named places lie within 25 miles.
The story
The Lake Village Confederate Monument is located on the median of Lakeshore Drive, between Main and Jackson Streets in Lake Village, Arkansas. The marble monument depicts a Confederate Army soldier standing in mid stride with his left foot forward. His right hand holds the barrel of a rifle, whose butt rests on the monument base. He carries a bedroll draped over his left shoulder, and wears a Confederate cap. A cannon that served as a fountain was once part of the sculpture, but is now missing. The statue is about 6 feet (1.8 m) high and 2 feet (0.61 m) square; it rests on a marble foundation that is 20 feet (6.1 m) long, 12 feet (3.7 m) wide, and 8 feet (2.4 m) high. The monument was erected in 1910 by two chapters of the United Daughters of the Confederacy at a cost of about $3,000. The base has inscriptions on its east and west faces. The east face, or rear, reads "Erected by the / Captain McConnell / and / George K. Cracraft / Chapters, U.D.C. / A.D. 1910 / And Chicot County" / "We care not whence / They came, / Dear, in lifeless clay / Whether unknown or known to fame / Their cause and country still the same / They died and wore the gray. / Father Ryan." The west face, or front, reads "1861-1865 CSA / To the Confederate soldiers of Chicot / County, the record of whose sublime / Self sacrifice and undying devotion / Is the proud heritage / Of a loyal posterity." The monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
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Wikidata Q16893927, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 22.8 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 13.7 mi off the Mississippi Delta Great River Road
- 22.8 mi off the Bienville Trace Scenic Byway
46 named places within 25 miles
- Lake Chicot State Park: 5.6 mi
- Warfield Point Park: 9.0 mi
- Montrose City Park: 12.5 mi
- Greenville Cypress Preserve: 12.7 mi
- Bryan Park: 13.1 mi
- Lakeport Plantation: 8.9 mi
- Greenville History Museum: 13.9 mi
- Arkansas City Jail Museum: 19.8 mi
- John H. Johnson Cultural and Educational Museum: 19.8 mi
- World War II Japanese American Internment Museum: 21.5 mi
- Eunice: 15.2 mi
- Huntington: 17.3 mi
- Leota: 19.7 mi
- Greenville Cypress Preserve: 12.7 mi
- Choctaw Island Wildlife Management Area: 18.9 mi
- Hardwood Hill: 8.8 mi
- River Road Queen Welcome Center: 13.0 mi
- McGehee Memorial Garden: 21.5 mi
- William Fisher Johnson: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lake Village Confederate Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardwood Hill | ENE 61° | 40 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:42 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:31 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:24 | 17:02 |
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 | 44 | 47 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 66 | 54 | 46 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 96000509OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Lake Village Confederate Monument, reference 96000509, listed 05/03/96.
OpenStreetMap element node/4713566316
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