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- The Statue of Jefferson Davis was unveiled in the Kentucky State Capitol Rotunda, in Frankfort, Kentucky on December 10, 1936. It depicts Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America. It was erected under the auspices of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. It remained there until June 13, 2020. The Historic Properties Advisory Commission voted to move the statue out of the Rotunda to the Jefferson Davis State Historic Site near Fairview, Kentucky. There were two plaques affixed to the base of the statue, which read: JEFFERSON DAVISBORN: FAIRVIEW KENTUCKY JUNE 3, 1808DIED: DECEMBER 6, 1889ONLY PRESIDENT OF THE CONFEDERACY PATRIOT – HERO – STATESMANJUNE 3, 1808 – DECEMBER 6, 1889TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY, 1821–1824WEST POINT, 1824–1826BLACK HAWK WAR, 1833U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 1845–1846MEXICAN WAR, 1847U.S. SENATE, 1847–1853SECRETARY OF WAR, 1853–1857U.S. SENATE, 1857–1861PRESIDENT OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, 1861–1865 In 2018, the second plaque was removed. (en)
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- The Statue of Jefferson Davis was unveiled in the Kentucky State Capitol Rotunda, in Frankfort, Kentucky on December 10, 1936. It depicts Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America. It was erected under the auspices of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. It remained there until June 13, 2020. The Historic Properties Advisory Commission voted to move the statue out of the Rotunda to the Jefferson Davis State Historic Site near Fairview, Kentucky. There were two plaques affixed to the base of the statue, which read: In 2018, the second plaque was removed. (en)
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