Fairview, Kentucky - Jefferson Davis Monument
Field Report by the Roadsideamerica.com Team
- Address:
- Fairview, KY [Show Map]
- Directions:
- About 8 miles east of Hopkinsville on US 68/Hwy 80 (Jefferson Davis Hwy).
- Admission:
- Adults $4, 12 and under $2.50
- Hours:
- May 1-Oct 31 9am-5pm. Obelisk tour by elevator every half hour. (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 270-886-1765
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Fairview, Kentucky - Jefferson Davis Monument
Incongruous 351 feet tall obelisk (fifth tallest cast-concrete monument in America) honoring the first President of the Confederate States of America. Roadsideamerica.com Report...
Incongruous 351 feet tall obelisk (fifth tallest cast-concrete monument in America) honoring the first President of the Confederate States of America. Roadsideamerica.com Report...
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Location: US Highway 68, Fairview Kentucky, between Elkton and Hopkinsville. [MCGWood, 08/22/1998]
Fairview, Kentucky - World's Fourth Largest Obelisk The Jefferson Davis monument in Fairview, KY! It's the world's fourth largest obelisk. No elevator. [Josh Lucas, 04/30/1997][RA: It's 351 feet tall! Amusing "South Will Rise Again"-type items in the gift shop.]
Nearby Offbeat Places
- Night Riders - Tobacco Marauders, Hopkinsville, KY - 10 mi.
- Grave of Famous Prophet Edgar Cayce, Hopkinsville, KY - 10 mi.
- King Arthur's Round Table - Literary Park, Hopkinsville, KY - 11 mi.
- In the region: Pink Elephant with Glasses and Martini, Cross Plains, TN - 43 mi.
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