Confederate Memorial Pyramid - Richmond, Virginia
N 37° 32.428 W 077° 27.359
18S E 283015 N 4157665
The Confederate Memorial Pyramid is located in historic Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia.
Waymark Code: WM1BWN
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 03/28/2007
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This Confederate Memorial Pyramid is located in Richmond’s Hollywood Cemetery and was created by the efforts of the women of the Hollywood Memorial Association. Not content merely to tend the graves of the Confederate dead, the women decided to raise money to erect a monument. A successful two-week bazaar raised over $18,000 in 1867. Charles Dimmock’s design is a dry stone pyramid made of James River granite. The 90-foot pyramid was completed and dedicated in 1869 and stand amid the 18,000 Confederate dead that are buried around its base.
Hollywood Cemetery is also the final resting place of Confederate Generals George Pickett and J.E.B. Stuart. Confederate President Jefferson Davis along with United States Presidents James Monroe and John Tyler are also buried here.
Location of Pyramid: Hollywood Cemetery - Richmond, Virginia
Approximate Date of Construction: 1869
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