Rob's Historic Sites

Salute! NEVER FORGET! This Warwick County Confederate Memorial (redesignated as a memorial to ALL VETERANS) in Newport News, Virginia was removed in 2020 and remains in storage to this day! (photos I took March 2019). It had stood in front of the 1884 Warwick County Courthouse for over a century and was considered the most important war memorial in the city. Having been rededicated "In Honor of our Brave Warwick County Veterans" in 2009, this +20-foot granite obelisk had been erected in 1909 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to honor locals who honorably answered the call to serve and who had died while in service to their country as Confederate soldiers. The monument bore the inscription; "Unveiled May 27, 1909 to our Gallant Soldiers of the Confederacy, Warwick County." (photos taken March 3, 2019) Following George Floyd protests, on July 7, 2020, the Newport News City Council voted 6-1 to remove it. The monument was removed on October 21, 202...

Salute! NEVER FORGET! This is the Edgecombe County Confederate Monument in Tarboro, North Carolina that was removed in 2020. It was erected in 1904 in the Town Common, a historic park established in 1760. Sponsored by the William Dorsey Prender Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy, it honored the Confederate soldiers from Edgecombe County who answered the call to defend their homeland, homes, and families in America's largest war. On the side of the memorial is inscribed, "Defenders of State Sovereignty" and dated 1861–1865. The monument was unveiled on October 29, 1904 with a ceremony that included speeches and music like "Dixie." A time capsule was placed beneath it, later excavated in 2020. (photos taken June 13, 2020) The war memorial had been the pride of the city until August 29, 2020, when the Tarboro Town Council voted 5-3 to remove it amid nationwide protests following George Floyd’s death in a far away northern Yankee state. It was offered...

This is the Carroll County Confederate Memorial, Courthouse, and Museum in Hillsville, Virginia. The Confederate monument is a historic memorial dedicated to Confederate soldiers from the area. The courthouse is now used as the county museum (the War Between the States portion of the museum is shown). Carroll County is located in the southwestern part of Virginia, within the Blue Ridge Highlands region, along the North Carolina border. This monument was unveiled on July 4, 1907 (although the monument notes 1908). It was originally placed in the middle of Main Street, where the local Confederate unit was organized and also mustered out at the end of the Civil War. The monument was later relocated to the lawn of the Historic Carroll County Courthouse in 1930 due to increased vehicle traffic. The monument is 21 feet tall, made of cast zinc (a zinc alloy), unlike many period monuments that used bronze, granite, or marble. It features a statue of a Confederate soldier and includes ...

Salute! Williamson County Confederate Memorial in Georgetown, Texas! This Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, located on the south side of the Williamson County Courthouse in Georgetown, Texas, is a 21-foot-tall memorial erected in 1916 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. It features a statue of a Confederate soldier, the Confederate States of America emblem, and the Confederate battle flag, with an inscription dedicating it “in memory of the Confederate soldiers & sailors.” Unveiled on November 10, 1916, the monument was intended to honor Williamson County residents who fought in defense of home, family, homeland, and the principles of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence. The ceremony featured speeches by Williamson County Judge Richard Critz and Katie Daffan, Texas president of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The city of Georgetown was named after legislator George Glasscock who had served in the Confederacy and donated the land. The pop...

BEFORE & AFTER the recent landscaping at Coffee County Courthouse grounds in Douglas, Georgia! What a difference removing all those trees made. It's much better IMO. The Confederate Memorial is more clearly seen in the foreground now. BEFORE photo taken Sept 2022. AFTER photo recently taken Feb 2025. -RJ Coffee County was created by Act of the Legislature in 1854 and is named for Gen John Coffee who served in the Indian Wars and was a Member of Congress in 1833-36. Dedicated on October 14, 1911, the Confederate War Memorial was erected by the Robert E. Lee Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC). The monument’s inscriptions include: “In memory of our Confederate Soldiers” (east face), “1861-1865” with crossed flags (north face), and “Erected by the Robert E. Lee Chapter, UDC. Oct 1911” (west face). “It [Lincoln’s war on Americans] was as perfect an act of despotism as can be conceived. It was a coup d’etat in every essential feature.” The London Sa...