Stone memorializing Jefferson Davis
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Memorial Object
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Plaque/Marker
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Davis, Jefferson
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Stone memorializing Jefferson Davis
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The “Walk of Fame” was created in 1929 by then-president Hamilton Holt to honor significant historical figures. The memorial is located in the center of campus around Mills Lawn.
The stone was retrieved from Davis’s post-Civil War home in Beauvoir, MS. After his death, the residence became a home for Civil War veterans. The stone was found laying in the back of the house, likely a tabletop used by Jefferson Davis. The stone’s trail of documentation ends in 1955, with the above photo, which appeared in the 1955 Tomokan in the section for the Kappa Alpha Order, which was heavily associated with the Lost Cause and incidents of racism on campus. The Order was expelled from campus numerous times in the 1980s before finally having their charter revoked by the national organization in 1987. It is possible they took the stone with them during one of their expulsions.
This information is based on research completed by Rollins student, Liam King.
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Irregular white stone with inscription.
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Jefferson Davis. Beauvoir, Miss.
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Holt, Hamilton
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1931
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1987
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