Fairview, Kentucky - Jefferson Davis Monument

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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...

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Fairview, Kentucky - World's Fourth Largest Obelisk

Officially, Davis was born in Todd County. I should know -- my high school was almost named for him for that reason! It used to have an elevator, but has been under restoration, so don't know for sure.

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.]

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