Milton in Santa Rosa County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
World War I
1914 - 1918
| | Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Plaza | |
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 20, 2020
1. World War I Memorial
Germany Declares War On Russia & France
August 4, 1914
Wilson Declares U.S. Neutrality
May 7, 1915
Germans Sink Lusitania
January 31, 1917
Germany Resumes Submarine Attacks
April 2, 1917
U.S. Declares War On Germany
May 18, 1917
Selective Service Act Passed
May 28, 1918
Battle Of Cantigny
June 6, 1918
Battle Of Belleau Wood
July 15, 1918
Battle Of Marne
September 26, 1918
Meuse Argonne
November 11, 1918
Germany Surrenders
June 28, 1919
Treaty Of Versailles Signed
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U.S. Population
102,800,000
Commander In-Chief
Woodrow Wilson
Total Service Members
4,743,400
Combat Deaths
53,513
Casualties
320,710
“The nation which forgets its defenders will itself be forgotten”
Calvin Coolidge
Erected by Santa Rosa County and the City of Milton.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #28 Woodrow Wilson, and the Former U.S. Presidents: #30 Calvin Coolidge series
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Location. 30° 37.362′ N, 87° 2.126′ W. Memorial is in Milton, Florida, in Santa Rosa County. It can be reached from Willing Street 0.1 miles west of Caroline Street. The marker is located within the Santa Rosa County Veterans Memorial Plaza. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 5191 Willing Street, Milton FL 32570, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Pensacola and on the Florida Panhandle. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Korea (here, next to this marker); World War II (here, next to this marker); The Spanish American War (here, next
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 20, 2020
2. World War I Memorial
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 20, 2020
3. Santa Rosa County Veterans Memorial Plaza
Credits. This page was last revised on July 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 7, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 230 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 7, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
