Jefferson Davis Monument State Historic Site in Kentucky - a tour of the grounds.

The Jefferson Davis Monument State Historic Site is a Kentucky state park commemorating the birthplace of Jefferson Davis. Jefferson Davis was the only president of the Confederate States of America. The memorial is located in in Fairview, Kentucky, very near Pembroke. The site's focal point is a 107 metre (351 feet ) concrete obelisk that was built in 1973.

The monument is the tallest unreinforced concrete structure in the world. No steel was used to reinforce the concrete walls below its pyramidal top. As one pour was completed, large chunks of limestone were left projecting up to connect it to the next pour above. It is also the tallest concrete obelisk in the world and, as of this writing, is the fifth tallest monument in the United States

Here's my personal webpage about history:
http://www.rogerwendell.com/history.html

Here's my page about memorials:
http://www.rogerwendell.com/memorials.html

Here's my page about travel:
http://www.rogerwendell.com/travel.html

11-16-2019

Тэги:

#Jefferson_Davis_Monument_State_Historic_Site #Jefferson_Davis_memorial #Jefferson_Davis #Kentucky #Confederate_States_of_America #Fairview_Kentucky #Pembroke_Kentucky #obelisk #unreinforced_concrete_structure #tallest_concrete_obelisk #Civil_War #Confederate_President #birthplace_of_Jefferson_Davis

Скачать видео