Purcell in McClain County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Confederate Memorial

Photographed by Jerome W Walker, January 18, 2020

1. Confederate Memorial

Inscription. Erected by the members
Mrs. Stonewall Jackson Chapter,
No. 550 U. D. C.
of Purcell Ind. Ter. Dec. 1906

To the memory of
those who
fought and
those who fell
in the
Confederate Army
1861—1865

But their memories ever shall remain for us
and their names, bright names, without stain for us.
The glory they won shall not wane for us.
In legend and lay our heroes in gray
shall for-ever live over again for us.

Erected 1906 by Mrs. Stonewall Jackson Chapter No. 550 United Daughters of the Confederacy.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 35° 0.722′ N, 97° 21.67′ W. Memorial is in Purcell, Oklahoma, in McClain County. It can be reached from the intersection of West Main Street and North 2nd Avenue, on the left when traveling west. This marker is located in the northwest section of downtown Purcell's Santa Fe Plaza. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Purcell OK 73080, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Chickasaw Nation

and in Greater Oklahoma City.

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 territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 46th State (a few steps from this marker); Hotel Love (a few steps from this marker); Desert Storm Honor Roll

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(a few steps from this marker); Purcell (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The James C. Nance Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lexington-Purcell Toll Bridges (approx. 0.9 miles away); Run of '89 South Boundary (approx. 1½ miles away); Col. John L. Smith (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Purcell.

Confederate Memorial in Santa Fe Plaza image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jerome W Walker, January 18, 2020

2. Confederate Memorial in Santa Fe Plaza

Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 22, 2020, by Jerome Walker of Moore, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 650 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 22, 2020, by Jerome Walker of Moore, Oklahoma. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.