Florida Historical Markers Programs - Marker Detail
FLORIDA'S FIRST CONFEDERATE MONUMENT
Location:571 E Nelson Ave on Courthouse lawn.
County: Walton
City: Defuniak Springs
Description: Shortly after the Civil War, the women of Walton County organized a "Ladies' Memorial Association," with Jeannet I. McKinnon as president, to erect a marble monument honoring Walton County's Confederate dead. The Association raised $250, and the monument was first erected in 1871 at Valley Church. It was moved to Euchee Anna, the county seat, and then to DeFuniak Springs when it became the county seat.
Sponsors: Walton County Chamber of Commerce, Florida Historical Society and Florida Board of Parks and Historic Memorials
