Lloyd Tilghman Memorial
Lloyd Tilghman Memorial is a historic site in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 105 m. Jameison Hill stands 184 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Lang Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 3.4 miles off. 149 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
The story
The Lloyd Tilghman Memorial is a statue located in Paducah Kentucky, of Lloyd Tilghman, a brigadier general for the Confederate States of America who died at the Battle of Champion Hill in May 1863. Lloyd Tilghman was a native of Maryland who lived in Paducah from 1852 to 1861. He joined the Confederate army on July 5, 1861, as a colonel, but was promoted to general the next October. He was placed in charge of the engineering of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, succeeding another general, but was unable to stop the building of the militarily deficient Fort Henry until too late. He was captured at the Battle of Fort Henry, and would not return to duty until the next Fall, which led to his death during the Vicksburg Campaign. In 1909 it was decided to honor Tilghman. Tilghman's sons Frederick and Sidell and the United Daughters of the Confederacy jointly paid for the building of the monument, with the brothers paying $10,000 and the UDC paying $5,000. The statue was made by Henry Hudson Kitson, then a resident of Boston, Massachusetts, who emigrated from England. The statue depicting Tilghman is made of bronze, and is on top of a pink granite pedestal and base. The total height is twelve feet. The two bases are perfect squares of seventeen feet and 25 feet. The historical marker at the site was placed there by the Augusta Tilghman High School class of 1929. On July 17, 1997, it was one of sixty-one different monuments to the Civil War in Kentucky placed on the National Register of Historic Places, as part of the Civil War Monuments of Kentucky Multiple Property Submission. One other monument on the list, the Confederate Monument in Paducah, is nearby. Tilghman's home in Paducah is also on the National Register, and currently serves as a museum.
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Dates from 1909.
Wikidata Q1579393, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 7.9 mi off the US 68 Scenic Byway
- 244.3 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 22.9 mi off the Woodlands Trace, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lowest Point in Illinois · 30 mi
149 named places within 25 miles
- Lang Park: 0.0 mi
- Caldwell Park: 0.4 mi
- Jackson Park: 0.8 mi
- Albert Jones Park: 0.8 mi
- Langstaff Park: 0.8 mi
- Kincaid Mounds: 7.0 mi
- Round Knob: 11.4 mi
- Surrett Hill: 11.7 mi
- Cemetery Hill: 12.5 mi
- Shaw Hill: 14.1 mi
- ATOMIC CITY Family Fun Center: 2.8 mi
- RB's Train: 3.9 mi
- Fort Massac: 6.6 mi
- Lois Lane Statue: 7.9 mi
- Apple Valley Hillbilly Garden And Toyland: 10.3 mi
- Norton Bluff: 6.9 mi
- Red House Bluffs: 14.0 mi
- Vicks Bluffs: 14.5 mi
- New Columbia Bluffs: 17.2 mi
- Duley Bluff: 17.2 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Superman Statue: 7.9 mi
- Arant Confederate Park: 8.5 mi
- Fort Smith: 12.5 mi
- CCC Tree Planting: 23.0 mi
- Perkins Creek Nature Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Metropolis Lake State Nature Preserve: 9.2 mi
- Barrens: 10.9 mi
- Sielbeck Forest State Natural Area: 12.6 mi
- Ferguson Creek Wildlife Management Area: 15.1 mi
- Wacinton: 0.9 mi
- Yeiser Art Gallery: 1.4 mi
- George Rodgers Clark Statue: 6.6 mi
- Golf Ball: 19.3 mi
- Jesus Welcoming with Open Arms: 21.8 mi
- Hotel Metropolitan: 1.1 mi
- The National Quilt Museum: 1.3 mi
- Market House Museum: 1.4 mi
- River Heritage Museum: 1.4 mi
- Superman Museum & Gift Shop: 7.9 mi
- Ghost Dance Canyon Boulder Falls: 20.9 mi
- Dixon Springs Waterfall: 21.2 mi
- Avery Hollow South Falls: 22.2 mi
- N37 24.465 W88 35.372: 22.5 mi
- Kentucky Lake Drive Picnic Area at Land Between The Lakes: 22.7 mi
- Goose Bay: 22.9 mi
- Pine Point: 23.1 mi
- Clay Spring: 10.4 mi
- Dixon Springs: 21.2 mi
- Whitehaven Welcome Center: 2.8 mi
- Pot Hole Arch: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lloyd Tilghman Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jameison Hill | NE 50° | 184 m | 15.7 mi |
| Dyer Hill | NE 53° | 183 m | 16.5 mi |
| Randle Hill | NE 48° | 180 m | 14.6 mi |
| Gravel Hill | ENE 71° | 180 m | 16.0 mi |
| Lewis Hill | NE 53° | 176 m | 14.3 mi |
| Bald Knob | ENE 70° | 175 m | 16.2 mi |
| Rauchfuss Hill | NNE 20° | 171 m | 21.5 mi |
| Frozen Knob | ENE 68° | 166 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:40 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brookport DAM 52, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 97000679OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Tilghman, Lloyd, Memorial, reference 97000679, listed 07/17/97.
OpenStreetMap element node/4636304140
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