Minnesota Monument

Minnesota Monument
Location 2523 Confederate Blvd., Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°43′28″N 92°15′25″W / 34.72444°N 92.25694°W / 34.72444; -92.25694Coordinates: 34°43′28″N 92°15′25″W / 34.72444°N 92.25694°W / 34.72444; -92.25694
Area less than one acre
Built 1916 (1916)
Architectural style Classical Revival
Part of Little Rock National Cemetery (#96001496)
MPS Civil War Commemorative Sculpture MPS
NRHP Reference # 96000498[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 3, 1996
Designated CP December 20, 1996

The Minnesota Monument is an American Civil War memorial in the Little Rock National Cemetery in Little Rock, Arkansas. Also known as "Taps", it depicts a Union Army soldier, his bare head slightly bowed. His hands resting on the butt of his rifle, which is inverted, with the barrel resting on the ground. The bronze sculpture is 7 feet (2.1 m) tall, and is mounted on a granite base about 8 feet (2.4 m) tall. It is dedicated to the 36 soldiers from Minnesota who are buried here. The sculpture was designed by John K. Daniels, and was funded by the state of Minnesota. It was dedicated in 1916.[2]

The memorial was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Minnesota Monument" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-02-11.


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