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Historic cemetery in Phillips County, Arkansas, US United States historic place
Helena Confederate Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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LocationSW corner of Maple Hill Cemetery, approximately .5 mi. N of jct. of Poplar and Adams Sts., Helena, Arkansas
Coordinates34°32′30″N 90°35′34″W / 34.54167°N 90.59278°W / 34.54167; -90.59278
Arealess than one acre
Built1891 (1891)
Built byM. Muldoon & Co. (Cleburne memorial)
ArchitectLeon Archias
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSCivil War Commemorative Sculpture MPS
NRHP reference No.96000501
Added to NRHPMay 3, 1996

The Helena Confederate Cemetery is located in the southwest corner of the Maple Hill Cemetery on Holly Street in Helena, Arkansas. It is a small section of the larger cemetery, under one acre in size, and is marked by two significant memorials: the Confederate Memorial and the memorial to Confederate Army General Patrick Cleburne, whose burial here is the only known place associated with his life. The Cleburne memorial is a marble shaft 15 feet (4.6 m) in height, topped by an urn with flames coming from its top. The Confederate Memorial is a marble depiction of a soldier, mounted on a 30-foot (9.1 m) granite shaft, surrounded by pyramids of cannonballs and inverted cannons. The cemetery has more than 100 marked graves, 15 of which are unidentified Confederate dead, and 23 are of those killed in the 1863 Battle of Helena.

The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Helena Confederate Cemetery". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-31.

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