The Confederate Monument, in

Cadiz, Kentucky Cadiz ( ) is a home rule-class city and the county seat of Trigg County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,540 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Clarksville metropolitan area. Cadiz is a historic town located close to Lake Ba ...

, was placed on the

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in 1997. A marble memorial to the

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veterans of

Trigg County Trigg County is a county located on the far southwest border of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,061. Its county seat is Cadiz. Formed in 1820, the county was named for Stephen Trigg, an officer in the ...

, it was erected in 1913 by the

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. The monument is located off Main Street and is about tall. It has four Doric columns with a limestone cube in between. The cube was once a fountain. with It was located on a lawn in front of a historic courthouse, but the courthouse was demolished in 2008 and replaced by a new justice center in 2009.

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