Vicksburg in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Vicksburg-Warren-County Memorial.

Vicksburg-Warren-County World War I Memorial. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 26, 2017

1. Vicksburg-Warren-County World War I Memorial.

Inscription.
Let us hold in honored memory those
who died for their country
in the World War 1917-1918

Erected 1923 by Warren Country Memorial Committee.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.

Location. 32° 20.887′ N, 90° 52.805′ W. Memorial is in Vicksburg, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Monroe Street north of South Street, on the left when traveling north. Located in the median park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Monroe Street, Vicksburg MS 39180, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Natchez Trace Corridor

and in Greater Jackson.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Warren County War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Church of the Holy Trinity (within shouting distance of this marker); Louisiana Civil War Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Rose Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); Combat Wounded Veterans (within shouting distance of this marker); Small Beginnings (within shouting distance of this marker); C S Headquarters Stevenson's Division (within shouting distance of this marker); 901, 905, 913 Crawford Street (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg.

More about this memorial. The front and back (North and South sides) have the same inscription.
Granite slab with two statues.

The shaft is mostly unadorned, except for a Caduceus (twin entwined snakes and a winged staff) on the north side, and a biplane on the top and crossed cannons on the bottom of the south side.

On the eastern side of the monument is a statue of a sailor in uniform. On the western side is a soldier in full uniform holding a Springfield rifle

Vicksburg-Warren-County Memorial (same inscription as opposite side). image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 26, 2017

2. Vicksburg-Warren-County Memorial (same inscription as opposite side).

in front of him.

The monument was restored in 2005 by the Rotary Club. A plaque on the ground on the North side indicates "Restored by the Rotary Club of Vicksburg in commemoration of the centennial observation of Rotary International 2005."

Sailor & soldier on the two ends of the memorial. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 26, 2017

3. Sailor & soldier on the two ends of the memorial.

Restoration plaque at base of memorial. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 26, 2017

4. Restoration plaque at base of memorial.

Memorial can be seen in distance behind American flag. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 26, 2017

5. Memorial can be seen in distance behind American flag.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2017. It was originally submitted on November 10, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 469 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 10, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.