JEFFERSON DAVIS MONUMENT STATE HISTORIC SITE – Todd County

25AugAugust 25, 2022

JEFFERSON DAVIS MONUMENT STATE HISTORIC SITE

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Eight miles west of Elkton, at Fairview, stands the fourth tallest monument in the United States – the tallest poured in place concrete obelisk in the world. Jefferson Davis State Historic Site is a memorial to the famous Kentuckian born on this site on June 3, 1808. A 351-foot obelisk constructed on a foundation of solid Kentucky Limestone, marks the site, and an elevator to the top gives visitors a bird’s eye view of the countryside.

258 PEMBROKE-FAIRVIEW ROAD
(OFF U.S. 68/80), FAIRVIEW
270.889.6100
WWW.PARKS.KY.GOV/PARKS/HISTORICSITES/JEFFERSON-DAVIS/

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