Delaware Confederate Monument

{{Short description|Monument in Georgetown, Delaware, U.S.}}

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| commemorates = Delawareans, both soldiers and civilians, who supported the Confederate war effort

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| established = {{start date|2007}}

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| location = Grounds of the Georgetown Historical Society

| nearest_town = Georgetown, Delaware

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The Delaware Confederate Monument is a private monument in Georgetown, Delaware built on the grounds of the Georgetown Historical Society, unveiled in 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2015/06/24/confederate-flag-stay-delaware-museum/29238451/|title=Confederate flag to stay over Delaware museum|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2017/08/15/delaware-leaders-make-no-moves-oust-confederate-monument/570039001/|title=Delaware leaders make no moves to oust Confederate monument|last=Fishman|first=Margie|date=2017-08-15|website=The News Journal|accessdate=2017-08-30}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/30/us/confederate-monuments.html|title=A Boom in Confederate Monuments, on Private Land|last=Tavernise|first=Sabrina|date=2017-08-30|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-08-30|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}

The granite monument features a Confederate battle flag and the names of more than 95 Delawareans, both soldiers and civilians, who supported the Confederate war effort, including former Delaware Governor William H. H. Ross.

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