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Jefferson Davis Monument (351 ft concrete obelisk)

Fairview, Kentucky, United States
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The Jefferson Davis Monument is a concrete obelisk at Jefferson Davis State Historic Site in Fairview, Kentucky. Kentucky State Parks describes it as a 351-foot obelisk and the site as the birthplace of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The Associated Press reported lightning damage to it in 2015.
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Jefferson Davis Monument (351 ft concrete obelisk)
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The Jefferson Davis Monument is a concrete obelisk at Fairview, in western Kentucky, near the place where Jefferson Davis, later president of the Confederate States of America, was born in 1808. Kentucky State Parks describes it as a 351-foot obelisk built a century ago on a limestone foundation, within Jefferson Davis State Historic Site, which it describes as his birthplace.
Kentucky State Parks lists a museum on the grounds. In July 2015 the Associated Press reported that lightning struck the obelisk, sending chunks flying; a state spokesman said the damage was minor and not structural. The Kentucky Atlas gives its completion as 1924.
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An obelisk within a state historic site with a museum and gift shop. Kentucky State Parks lists elevator tours of the monument in the warmer months and none in winter, and publishes current hours on its Operations tab.
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Jefferson Davis State Historic Site, 258 Pembroke-Fairview Road, Fairview, Kentucky, operated by Kentucky State Parks. The park lists elevator tours in the warmer months only and no monument tours in winter. Phone 270-889-6100.
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