A nod to the past wars

Montgomery is filled with history, memorials, statues, and more historical markers than I can count. Today's blog is for remembering the past and those who went before us.

This tall monument was on a small piece of land between a building and what appeared to be an apartment house.  Just in front of it was a large flower bed in the shape of the State of Alabama.  It appears to have been neglected for some time.  The flower bed and the urns have no flowers now.

It stopped here with the Vietnam War.

What would a trip to the Capitol of Alabama be without visiting the huge Confederate Memorial on the grounds?  This is a beautiful monument with many details and with explanations of some of the history of the Confederate Flags.  That's right....flags as in many of them.

 This is the view of the memorial from the street level.

 The memorial is large with many details.  Here it is a little closer.

 Detail from the top

 The knight statue.

 First flag explanation.

 The sailor statue.

 The second flag explanation.

 The chivalry statue.

 The third flag explanation.

 The patriot statue.

 The fourth flag explanation.

The following photos are the detail of the band and the statues.

 Note the detail on the "braiding" on the column.

Leaving the monument and headed back to the street.

Notice the splash of orange next to the steps?  So did I!

I also found another marker!

Here we leave the capitol grounds for the day.  We're having dinner with our friends Sarah and Richard Alford!  

Catch us down the road!

Jenny :)