Memorial to the Confederate Dead (St. Louis)
 One view of the Memorial to the Confederate Dead in Forest Park, June 2015 | |
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| Location | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
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The Memorial to the Confederate Dead is a Confederate memorial in Missouri.
Around 1899, the Ladies’ Confederate Monument Association began raising funds to erect a monument in St. Louis to soldiers who had fought against the United States. After some $23,000 ($411,305 today[1]) was raised, mostly from the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the monument was installed in Forest Park, the city's largest park. It was dedicated on December 4, 1914.[2]
It was rededicated in 1964 on its 50th anniversary.[2]
In 2015, St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay launched an effort to have the monument removed.[3] He appointed a committee of business and civic interests, which later that year recommended its removal.[4]
in June 2017, the monument was removed from Forest Park,[5] one of at least 36 Confederate memorials removed that year from locations around the country.[6]
As of 2022, it awaits a new home outside St. Louis City and County limits, per an agreement between the city and Missouri Civil War Museum in Jefferson Barracks.[5]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ a b "Confederate Memorial". Forest Park Statues & Monuments. Forest Park Forever. 2017-06-29. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ^ "Art, Expression, History, Logistics | Mayor Slay: Standing up for St. Louis". 2017-11-24. Archived from the original on 2017-11-24. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ^ "Committee supports removing Confederate Monument from Forest Park | Political Fix | stltoday.com". 2017-06-16. Archived from the original on 2017-06-16. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ^ a b Serhan, Yasmeen (June 26, 2017). "St. Louis to Remove Its Confederate Monument". The Atlantic. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
- ^ "A record number of Confederate monuments fell in 2020, but hundreds still stand. Here's where". Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
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