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Confederate Monument in Augusta

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The monument is best reached from the parking area by the flagpole on the river side of Kentucky State Road 8 west of town by descending the nearby stairs. The only other route involves walking across private yards and then up a steep 100 foot hill through Payne Cemetery.
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led a force of Confederate soldiers to raid the town, on September 27, 1862, only to be driven back by a home guard force numbering 100 and backed up by
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The monument is a granite tombstone four feet high with a base three feet wide. At the top of the tombstone is the
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On July 17, 1997, the Confederate Monument in Augusta was one of sixty-one different monuments related to the
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was responsible for the funding for the monument, which totaled $ 550.
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Confederate States of America monuments and memorials in Kentucky
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National Register of Historic Places in Bracken County, Kentucky
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Confederate Monument in Augusta NRHP Nomination Form
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Confederate Monument in Augusta is located in Kentucky
Confederate Monument in Augusta is located in the United States
Augusta, Kentucky
MPS
97000715
Bracken County, Kentucky
Augusta, Kentucky
attacking Augusta
Basil W. Duke
gunboats
Confederate battle flag
John B. Hood
United Confederate Veterans
Civil War in Kentucky
National Register of Historic Places
Civil War Monuments of Kentucky
Multiple Property Submission
Veteran's Monument in Covington
Alternative view
Back of monument
Roadside parking for the monument
"National Register Information System – (#97000715)"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service



"Augusta, Ky"

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