Confederate Memorial Of The Wind
41st Street at IH-10
(4210 IH-10)
Orange, Texas
Photos of work progress
Birds' eye view of the triangle-shaped wooded property
Feb. 3, 2012
From 41st Street looking Southeast toward I-10/MLK intersection
The large tree trunk to the left is the oak that is still there now.
Feb. 3, 2012
On property looking West at 41st Street
March 26, 2013
Almost the same viewpoint as above
April 6, 2013
April 6, 2013
April 8, 2013
Taken from the overpass
April 12, 2013
At intersection looking Northwest
April 12, 2013
On I-10 service road looking North
April 23, 2013
Taken from the overpass
May 3, 2013
On I-10 service road looking North
June 16, 2013
At northern boundary looking South
The tall pole is the Highway Department road light
Freshly mowed
June 17, 2013
On MLK looking West
Pouring the steps
June 17, 2013
looking South
June 19, 2013
looking northeast
June 19, 2013
looking Northeast
December 27, 2013
looking South
Column bases are in place
Crepe myrtles, wisteria and purple sage with red mulch are by the oak tree
(plants are dormant for the winter)
Dec. 28, 2013
Dec. 31, 2013
Columns are going up!
Happy New Year!
Jan. 1, 2014
March 12, 2014
Scaffolds are up and it's freshly mowed
March 12, 2014
A closer look
March 20. 2014
Upper ring started
March 20, 2014
Looking west
March 24. 2014
Freshly mowed
May 3, 2014
May 3, 2014
Oct. 4, 2014
Mowed, planted a weeping willow tree
Oct. 4, 2014
Sept. 6, 2016
Freshly mowed
Sept. 10, 2016
Trans-Mississippi Flag raised
right after the Sabine Pass Commemoration ceremony
July 14, 2017
July 14, 2017
Crepe Myrtles in bloom
August 25, 2018
10 yards of concrete for sidewalk and 12 flagpole foundations
August 25, 2018
August 25, 2018
Sept. 1, 2018
Oct. 5, 2018
First Flagpole Goes Up - - Hood's Texas Brigade Flag
Oct. 27, 2018
Six Flagpoles Are Up
Confederate Roses are blooming
Christmas 2018
Wreath on Upper Ring
May 2019
Pressure washing
December 2019
April 2020