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Confederate Memorial of the Wind
kimi
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CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL OF THE WIND
The Confederate Memorial of the Wind will be the largest Confederate monument in the state of Texas when it is completed. Please see the story about it at the below link. It is my understanding that the memorial when finished will not be the same as pictured in the subject link, however, there will be flagpoles and flags. Some will be on both sides of the walkway, and others might be arranged in a different manner, perhaps, encircling the main feature of the structure.
Other features of the memorial in addition to the flagpoles and flags, will be benches, bricks, and columns. Each of these features will be sponsored for the dollar amounts noted in the story. For example, I'm going in with a family member to sponsor one of the thirteen columns. Four of the columns have already been taken, and I think they are Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. I believe that Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, Arkansas, Missouri, and Florida remain. Many of the flagpoles have already been sponsored, but right now there is a good selection left to choose from. Again, for example, the five national flags have already been taken, and two of the three Army flags - Northern Virginia and the Trans-Mississippi - are no longer available, I think, but the Army of Tennessee is still available. Also two of the General's flags are still available for the Polk and Hardee Flag's. To my knowledge the following Battle Flags are still available: Hood's Texas Brigade ( the Texas flag denoting in the blue field around the white star "Seven Pines and Gaines Farm); 4th Kentucky Orphans, a blue flag with a a red cross and 13 stars; 5th Kentucky, like the 1st flag of the Confederacy, except for the 11 stars forming a cross in the blue field; The Choctaw Braves; South Carolina Big Red (Citadel Flag); Missouri Bowens 1st Battle Flag; 10th Tennessee Infantry (Sons of Erin); 21st Mississippi; Palmetto Guard Flag; 20th Texas Volunteers. And, last the Sovereignty Flags: South Carolina, South Carolina Secession; Mississippi Republic; Florida Chase; Georgia Flag; Louisiana Republic, Louisiana Secession; and the North Carolina Republic. The rest have been spoken for.
The last thing to be built will probably be putting in a paved parking lot.
So, if you have an ancestor you'd like to memorialize, or if you would like to contribute to the memorial's establishment for any reason, as long as it's in good taste, opportunity is knocking for you right now. All you have to do is contact the gentleman noted in the story at the link provided.
About 55.000 cars a day will pass by the Confederate Memorial of the Wind, and for those who visit it, or contribute to it, it will be educational and inspiring, especially to our children, and future generations.
Coming Soon: A Large Confederate Memorial on I-10, Just Inside the Texas State Line
Situated at the corner of I-10 and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, "The
FOR MORE PICTURES OF THE CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL OF THE WIND, GO HERE:
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The Confederate Memorial of the Wind will be the largest Confederate monument in the state of Texas when it is completed. Please see the story about it at the below link. It is my understanding that the memorial when finished will not be the same as pictured in the subject link, however, there will be flagpoles and flags. Some will be on both sides of the walkway, and others might be arranged in a different manner, perhaps, encircling the main feature of the structure.
Other features of the memorial in addition to the flagpoles and flags, will be benches, bricks, and columns. Each of these features will be sponsored for the dollar amounts noted in the story. For example, I'm going in with a family member to sponsor one of the thirteen columns. Four of the columns have already been taken, and I think they are Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. I believe that Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, Arkansas, Missouri, and Florida remain. Many of the flagpoles have already been sponsored, but right now there is a good selection left to choose from. Again, for example, the five national flags have already been taken, and two of the three Army flags - Northern Virginia and the Trans-Mississippi - are no longer available, I think, but the Army of Tennessee is still available. Also two of the General's flags are still available for the Polk and Hardee Flag's. To my knowledge the following Battle Flags are still available: Hood's Texas Brigade ( the Texas flag denoting in the blue field around the white star "Seven Pines and Gaines Farm); 4th Kentucky Orphans, a blue flag with a a red cross and 13 stars; 5th Kentucky, like the 1st flag of the Confederacy, except for the 11 stars forming a cross in the blue field; The Choctaw Braves; South Carolina Big Red (Citadel Flag); Missouri Bowens 1st Battle Flag; 10th Tennessee Infantry (Sons of Erin); 21st Mississippi; Palmetto Guard Flag; 20th Texas Volunteers. And, last the Sovereignty Flags: South Carolina, South Carolina Secession; Mississippi Republic; Florida Chase; Georgia Flag; Louisiana Republic, Louisiana Secession; and the North Carolina Republic. The rest have been spoken for.
The last thing to be built will probably be putting in a paved parking lot.
So, if you have an ancestor you'd like to memorialize, or if you would like to contribute to the memorial's establishment for any reason, as long as it's in good taste, opportunity is knocking for you right now. All you have to do is contact the gentleman noted in the story at the link provided.
About 55.000 cars a day will pass by the Confederate Memorial of the Wind, and for those who visit it, or contribute to it, it will be educational and inspiring, especially to our children, and future generations.
Coming Soon: A Large Confederate Memorial on I-10, Just Inside the Texas State Line
Situated at the corner of I-10 and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, "The
FOR MORE PICTURES OF THE CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL OF THE WIND, GO HERE:
https://www.google.com/search?q=pictures+of+the+confederate+memorial+of+the+wind&biw=1280&bih=633&tbm=isch&imgil=u4Omoi1RoiaTVM%3A%3Bicn3GzUEY-IpNM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252F<a href=
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There are a lot of 'will be's' that probably won't be.
Brad Steele
CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL OF THE WIND
The Confederate Memorial of the Wind will be the largest Confederate monument in the state of Texas when it is completed. Please see the story about it at the below link. It is my understanding that the memorial when finished will not be the same as pictured in the subject link, however, there will be flagpoles and flags. Some will be on both sides of the walkway, and others might be arranged in a different manner, perhaps, encircling the main feature of the structure.
Other features of the memorial in addition to the flagpoles and flags, will be benches, bricks, and columns. Each of these features will be sponsored for the dollar amounts noted in the story. For example, I'm going in with a family member to sponsor one of the thirteen columns. Four of the columns have already been taken, and I think they are Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. I believe that Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, Arkansas, Missouri, and Florida remain. Many of the flagpoles have already been sponsored, but right now there is a good selection left to choose from. Again, for example, the five national flags have already been taken, and two of the three Army flags - Northern Virginia and the Trans-Mississippi - are no longer available, I think, but the Army of Tennessee is still available. Also two of the General's flags are still available for the Polk and Hardee Flag's. To my knowledge the following Battle Flags are still available: Hood's Texas Brigade ( the Texas flag denoting in the blue field around the white star "Seven Pines and Gaines Farm); 4th Kentucky Orphans, a blue flag with a a red cross and 13 stars; 5th Kentucky, like the 1st flag of the Confederacy, except for the 11 stars forming a cross in the blue field; The Choctaw Braves; South Carolina Big Red (Citadel Flag); Missouri Bowens 1st Battle Flag; 10th Tennessee Infantry (Sons of Erin); 21st Mississippi; Palmetto Guard Flag; 20th Texas Volunteers. And, last the Sovereignty Flags: South Carolina, South Carolina Secession; Mississippi Republic; Florida Chase; Georgia Flag; Louisiana Republic, Louisiana Secession; and the North Carolina Republic. The rest have been spoken for.
The last thing to be built will probably be putting in a paved parking lot.
So, if you have an ancestor you'd like to memorialize, or if you would like to contribute to the memorial's establishment for any reason, as long as it's in good taste, opportunity is knocking for you right now. All you have to do is contact the gentleman noted in the story at the link provided.
About 55.000 cars a day will pass by the Confederate Memorial of the Wind, and for those who visit it, or contribute to it, it will be educational and inspiring, especially to our children, and future generations.
Coming Soon: A Large Confederate Memorial on I-10, Just Inside the Texas State Line
Situated at the corner of I-10 and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, "The
FOR MORE PICTURES OF THE CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL OF THE WIND, GO HERE:
https://www.google.com/search?q=pictures+of+the+confederate+memorial+of+the+wind&biw=1280&bih=633&tbm=isch&imgil=u4Omoi1RoiaTVM%3A%3Bicn3GzUEY-IpNM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.chron.com%252Fnews%252Fhouston-texas%252Fslideshow%252FConfederate-monuments-in-Texas-105927.php&source=iu&pf=m&fir=u4Omoi1RoiaTVM%3A%2Cicn3GzUEY-IpNM%2C_&dpr=1.25
Can't open it...
A TRUE victory for the black Americans...
Who will employee the black Americans?
They need nor want any employment Willie.Uncle Oblammy takes care of it all for them....
Texas was one of the great states of the Confederacy. Therefore, I must say I was taken aback when I saw the big bust of Abraham Lincoln in downtown Houston right on I 10.
No statues of Lincoln in my home state of Georgia, I assure you.
Statue of Lincoln in downtown Houston, "The American Statesmanship Park."
Built in 2008. I was astonished the first time I saw this in 2010, I couldn't believe that a state in the Deep South would put up a statue for Lincoln.
I don't know if there would be room for a bigrig, Allen, but I do hope you stop by and see it one of these days, even if it means a bit of a walk.
I'm sure if we researched it...the Lincoln thing, that we'd find all one has to do is consider the source.
I'm extremely proud of the south and in my mind no state is a better representative than Georgia. That said, you Georgia boys on here should pitch in and sponsor the "Georgia column" and memoralize your ancestors to history by name, unit, and state on its plaque, including the names of the sponsors. The monument will be a great inspiration, especially to school children whose southern roots are deep and proud.
ALLEN:
I don't know if there would be room for a bigrig, Allen, but I do hope you stop by and see it one of these days, even if it means a bit of a walk.
I'm sure if we researched it...the Lincoln thing, that we'd find all one has to do is consider the source.
I'm extremely proud of the south and in my mind no state is a better representative than Georgia. That said, you Georgia boys on here should pitch in and sponsor the "Georgia column" and memoralize your ancestors to history by name, unit, and state on its plaque, including the names of the sponsors. The monument will be a great inspiration, especially to school children whose southern roots are deep and proud.
I second that!
quote:Originally posted by kimi
ALLEN:
I don't know if there would be room for a bigrig, Allen, but I do hope you stop by and see it one of these days, even if it means a bit of a walk.
I'm sure if we researched it...the Lincoln thing, that we'd find all one has to do is consider the source.
I'm extremely proud of the south and in my mind no state is a better representative than Georgia. That said, you Georgia boys on here should pitch in and sponsor the "Georgia column" and memoralize your ancestors to history by name, unit, and state on its plaque, including the names of the sponsors. The monument will be a great inspiration, especially to school children whose southern roots are deep and proud.
I second that!
Thank you, pwillie. There's nothing stopping any member here from supporting the right of southern people to honor the memory of the southern Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines, especially so in our anti-traditional American society. If there are any GB members here who hail from anywhere in the world that want to help us southern folk out, here's your chance to buy a brick and have it inscribed however you wish. This is an opportunity to band together for our freedoms regarding the Confederate Memorial of the Wind...one brick at a time.
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