Ladies’ Confederate Memorial
The Ladies' Confederate Memorial is an American Civil War monument erected in 1874 in Lexington Cemetery in Lexington, Kentucky. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 1997, as part of the Civil War Monuments of Kentucky MPS.Photo: Bedford, Public domain.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: sculpture in Lexington, United States of America
- Also known as: “Ladies‘ Confederate Memorial”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include John Hunt Morgan Memorial and John C. Breckinridge Memorial.
John Hunt Morgan Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
The John Hunt Morgan Memorial in Lexington, Kentucky, is a monument created during the Jim Crow era, as a tribute to Confederate General John Hunt Morgan, who was from Lexington and is buried in Lexington Cemetery.
John C. Breckinridge Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Bedford, Public domain.
The John C. Breckinridge Memorial, originally on the courthouse lawn of Lexington, Kentucky, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 1997, as part of the Civil War Monuments of Kentucky MPS. John C. Breckinridge Memorial is situated 870 feet east of Ladies’ Confederate Memorial.
Rupp Arena
Stadium
Photo: Analogue Kid, CC BY 2.5.
Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center is an arena located in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Since its opening in 1976, it has been the centerpiece of Central Bank Center, a convention and shopping facility owned by an arm of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, which is located next to the Lexington Hyatt and Hilton hotels. Rupp Arena is situated 1 mile southeast of Ladies’ Confederate Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Speigle Heights and Woodward Heights.
Speigle Heights
Neighborhood
Speigle Heights is a neighborhood just northwest of downtown Lexington, Kentucky, United States. It is sometimes referred to as Irishtown. Its boundaries are Manchester Street to the north, Pine Street to the east, High Street/Versailles Road to the south, and Forbes Road to the west.
Woodward Heights
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Woodward Heights is a neighborhood and historic district located immediately west of downtown Lexington, Kentucky. It is bounded by Maxwell Street and the Pleasant Green Hill neighborhood to the southwest, by the parking lot for Rupp Arena to the southeast, by the Lexington Convention Center property to the northeast, and by Herlihy, Cox, and High Streets to the north.
South Hill
Neighborhood
South Hill is a neighborhood and historic district located immediately south of downtown Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Its boundaries are South Limestone Street to the east, Pine Street to the south, South Broadway to the west, and High Street to the north.
Ladies’ Confederate Memorial
- Categories: sculpture, monument or memorial of the Confederate States, and historic site
- Location: Fayette, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.05878° or 38° 3′ 32″ northLongitude
-84.5115° or 84° 30′ 41″ westOpen location code
86CQ3F5Q+GCOpenStreetMap ID
node 4715340594OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q14690792
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