United Confederate Veterans Memorial facts for kids
Quick facts for kids United Confederate Veterans Memorial |
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| Year | 1926 - July 4, 2020 |
| Medium | Granite sculpture |
| Dimensions | 4.3 m (14 ft) |
| Location | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Owner | Lake View Cemetery |
The United Confederate Veterans Memorial was a Confederate monument in Seattle's privately-owned Lake View Cemetery, in the U.S. state of Washington. The memorial was erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1926. It was constructed of quartz monzonite from Stone Mountain, the Georgia landmark and birthplace of the modern Ku Klux Klan.
History
The 10-ton slab of granite used in Seattle’s memorial was shipped to Seattle via the Panama Canal from Georgia’s Stone Mountain by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1926. The President of the UDC Robert E. Lee Chapter #885 and Washington Division at the time, Mrs. May Avery Wilkins, who was originally from Georgia, is credited with establishing the monument. Her father, Col. Avery appears to have been a Commander in Chief of a Georgia county Ku Klux Klan in the late 19th century.
Vandalism and removal
The monument has been vandalized repeatedly. Lake View Cemetery quietly removed the rubble of the monument by early September, 2020. There are no plans to restore or replace the monument, according to a statement given by the cemetery to the Capitol Hill Seattle community blog.
