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Crockett World War I Veterans Memorial

Memorial Hall

 
 
Crockett World War I Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, December 16, 2015
1. Crockett World War I Veterans Memorial Marker
Inscription.
(periods added to aid legibility)

In Loving Memory
of
the men of this community
who gave their lives
in the
1917     Great World War     1919

D. Crowley · G.M. Lee · W.E. Dunn · O.A. Sweet · M.H. Sievers · F. Remaini · B.L. Catelini · G.W. Ross · J.R. Carroll · R.L. Dingman · V.L. Dunn · B.A. Secor

Dedicated by Crockett Post No33 American Legion

 
Erected by Crockett Post No. 33 American Legion.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 38° 3.173′ N, 122° 12.578′ W. Marker is in Crockett, California, in Contra Costa County. Memorial is at the intersection of Pomona Street and Alexander Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Pomona Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Crockett CA 94525, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Old Homestead (approx. 0.6 miles away); Anza Expedition of 1776 (approx. ¾ mile away); A Retreat in the Hills (approx. ¾ mile away); Remnants from Days Gone By (approx. ¾ mile away); The Burlington Hotel (approx. 1½ miles away); McNear Warehouse
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(approx. 1½ miles away); Al Zampa Memorial Bridge (approx. 1½ miles away); Turner / Robertson Shipyard (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Crockett.
 
Memorial Hall image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, December 16, 2015
2. Memorial Hall
Inscribed above the door is a quote by Woodrow Wilson, "There are no days on which we should be more patriotic than on other days."

The marker is visible here just inside the doorway.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 4, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 17, 2015, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 486 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 17, 2015, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.

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