As of 2025-10-27, the Albert Pike statue is the only monument within Washington, D.C. that honors a Confederate general.
October 27, 2025
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Relative status among public monuments in the District of Columbia
The plaque at the base of the Albert Pike statue in Washington, D.C., originally mounted by the Freemasons, describes Pike as an "author, poet, scholar, soldier, jurist, orator, philanthropist and philosopher."
October 27, 2025
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Text of the plaque affixed to the monument
The statue commemorating Confederate general Albert Pike in Washington, D.C. was first erected in 1901.
January 01, 1901
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Original erection date of the monument