Chester in Chester County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
World War Soldiers
Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, December 8, 2008
1. World War Soldiers Marker
November 11, 1932
to the memory of
the boys who entered the
service of their country
from Chester County
and who gave their lives
in the World War
Robert L. Atkinson Walter Campbell King Castle William F. Cauthen Leander T. Dixon David W. Drennan William M. Edmonds Edward B. Foutz James Hemphill James A. L. Love Charles LeFevre William E. McGarity Fred T. Miller Obed Loughridge Nichols James Nunnery Thomas M. Robinson William D. Roof John A. Simpson William H. Stewart Robert M. Wilson William D. Woodward Austin S. Young
Manuel Able Israel Boyd Edmund Brown William Chapple John R. Cockerell Ernest Coleman Claud Craig Lawrence Crockett Robert DeGraffenrein Robert Durrough Ned Earl Elmore Gray Ed Hemphill William Hodge, Jr. McDaniel Lee Leo Manley Lewis William McLurkin Alexander Stinson, Jr. John Woodward Golden Wright
Erected 1932 by Civic League of Chester , S.C.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
Location. 34° 42.366′ N, 81° 12.786′ W. Memorial
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Regionally, this memorial is in the Midlands and in the Olde English District. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, 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 original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Chester County Courthouse (a few steps from this marker); Chester County Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Chester County Courthouse (1825-1855) (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Parrott Field Rifle Model 1863 (within shouting distance of this marker); Davega Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Chester Confederate Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Monument Square (within shouting distance of this marker); Blaser Building (1871-1874) (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chester.
More about this memorial. Marker on Courthouse grounds.
Additional commentary.
1. The rear of the marker
There are names of men on both the front and the back of the monument. If you look at the back of the monument near the top, you will see a rectangle carved into the stone. There was a word at the top of that column of names, but the word was chiseled out sometime in the 1970s. What was the word? "Colored".
Editor's
Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, December 8, 2008
2. World War Soldiers Marker
— Submitted March 20, 2010, by Bruce Thompson of Atlanta, Georgia.
Photographed by Brian Scott, March 21, 2016
3. Chester County World War I Monument
Photographed by Brian Scott, March 21, 2016
4. Chester County World War I Monument
Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, December 8, 2008
5. World War Soldiers Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2008, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,540 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 8, 2008, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. 3, 4. submitted on May 29, 2016, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 5. submitted on December 8, 2008, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
