Research Guides: North Carolina History: Sylva Confederate Monument

Documents, In Chronological Order

Article from Jackson County Journal, April 1914
Article: "Monument Day" starts at bottom of first column.
Article from Jackson County Journal, May, 1915
"The Confederate Monument for Jackson County."
Front Page, Jackson County Journal, August 27, 1915
Several articles related to the unveiling of the monument.
Articles Jackson County Journal, September 3, 1915
Front Page, Jackson County Journal, September 24, 1915
Front Cover of Program from 1915 Unveiling
Inside of Program for 1915 Unveiling
Article from Jackson County Journal, August 29, 1919
"Our Confederate Monument: Statement of Account between S.C. Latham for S.C. Marble Works with Jackson County Monument Association."

Article from Sylva Herald, October 1995
Shared with permission from the Sylva Herald.
Program from the 1996 Rededication of the Jackson County Monument
Article from the Sylva Herald, May 9, 1996
Shared with permission from the Sylva Herald.
Article from the Sylva Herald, May 9, 1996, next page
Shared with permission from the Sylva Herald.
Article from Sylva Herald, May 16, 1996
Shared with permission from the Sylva Herald.

The Jackson County Journal was the newspaper of record for Sylva during this time. PDFs are from the library's microfilm collection. Programs are from Hunter Library's Special Collections. Articles from the 1996 rededication of the monument are available in the Sylva Herald on microfilm.