Cordell in Washita County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
Flame of Freedom
Cordell Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Jerome W Walker, November 9, 2019
1. Flame of Freedom Marker
This flame of freedom burns eternally, honoring veterans who served in all wars, especially to those who fought and died that people of all countries might be free
Erected 1969 by Cordell American Legion Post 134 and the City of Cordell.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 35° 17.476′ N, 98° 59.405′ W. Memorial is in Cordell, Oklahoma, in Washita County. It is at the intersection of South College Street and State Route 152, on the left when traveling south on South College Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 100 South College Street, Cordell OK 73632, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Kiowa Tribe and in Southwest Oklahoma. It is also in the American South, specifically on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Comancherνa, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Louisiana
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Washita County Courthouse (a few steps from this marker); Washita County (within shouting distance of this marker); Coming of the Indians (within shouting distance of this marker); Coming of the White Man (within shouting distance of this marker); Cordell Academy (approx. Ό mile away); Cordell, Okla. (approx. 0.3 miles away); Red Bluff Community Church and School (approx. 5.2 miles away); Tacola/Cloud Chief School (approx. 8.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cordell.
Photographed by Jerome W Walker, November 9, 2019
2. Flame of Freedom
Photographed by Jerome W Walker, November 9, 2019
3. Washita County Courthouse with Flame of Freedom in foreground
Credits. This page was last revised on July 23, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2019, by Jerome Walker of Moore, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 308 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 22, 2019, by Jerome Walker of Moore, Oklahoma. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
