Union Monument in Vanceburg

The Union Monument in Vanceburg in , in , commemorates the Union soldiers of the American Civil War. The monument was built in 1884 by the citizens of Lewis County, which was a Union stronghold during the war and one of the few places in Kentucky that was still more sympathetic to the Union cause by the 1880s.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: sculpture
  • Also known as: “Union Monument”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vanceburg and Sandy Springs.

Town
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is a home rule-class city in , , United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 1,428 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Lewis County. is part of the Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Locality
is an unincorporated community in , , United States, located at.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , in the U.S. state of . is situated 3½ miles northeast of Union Monument in Vanceburg.

Union Monument in Vanceburg

Latitude
38.6006° or 38° 36′ 2″ north
Longitude
-83.31617° or 83° 18′ 58″ west
Open location code
86CRJM2M+6G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4723906135
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q1397190
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