Sheffield in Colbert County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
101 Memorial
World War I
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, September 2, 2019
1. 101 Memorial Wold War I
Dedicated to civilian defense workers in critical industry for the war. US Army directed construction and production via Air Nitrate Corp. Army Projects here in 1917-1918 required 20,000 workers recruited from across the USA. The great flu-pandemic of 1918 caused many deaths. 101 workers were buried at this site in 1918-1919. Deaths of those buried here are estimated as 90% from flu and 10% from industrial accidents. About 1000 died on these projects as part of some 2000 deaths across the Shoals Area Communities. Many of those who died during this period were sent back to hometown across American by train. Of this workforce, about 30% were African-American and there was an uncounted number of Mexicans and Cuban workers too.
Erected 2018.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Industry & Commerce • War, World I.
Location. 34° 46.228′ N, 87° 40.56′ W. Memorial is in Sheffield, Alabama, in Colbert County. It can be reached from Hatch Boulevard. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Sheffield AL 35660, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in North Alabama and in the Shoals. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: E.L. Newman Lustron House (approx.
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More about this memorial. The memorial is located within Oakwood Cemetery.
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, September 2, 2019
2. 101 Memorial
100
1918-2018
World War I
Centennial Memorial
This designation is conferred by the United States
World War One Centennial Commission and
the Pritzker Military Museum & Library
1918-2018
World War I
Centennial Memorial
This designation is conferred by the United States
World War One Centennial Commission and
the Pritzker Military Museum & Library
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, September 2, 2019
3. 101 Memorial
Map Air Nitrates Corp Cemetery
USNA No2 Muscle Shoals Alabama
Scale line 20 ft Compiled by K. D. Brodin
March 9, 1921
MS 200
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, September 2, 2019
4. 101 Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2019, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 678 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 3, 2019, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
