Sayre in Beckham County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
Beckham County Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 11, 2020
1. Beckham County Veterans Memorial
In honor of veterans of all wars who sacrificed for democracy, peace and justice.
Sponsored by Mildred Lee Chapter No. 1822
United Daughters of Confederacy
MCMLXXI
Erected by United Daughters of Confederacy.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list.
Location. 35° 17.467′ N, 99° 38.217′ W. Memorial is in Sayre, Oklahoma, in Beckham County. It is on East Main Street (U.S. 66). Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Sayre OK 73662, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is 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, the Dust Bowl, and the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Beckham County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Rock Island Depot (approx. 0.2 miles away); WPA (approx. 0.4 miles away); Delhi (approx. 8.4 miles away); Sandstone Creek Area (approx. 12.3 miles away); National Route 66 Museum and Old Town Museum Complex, Elk City, Oklahoma (approx. 14 miles away); Road Grader (approx. 14 miles away); Gas Pump (approx. 14.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sayre.
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Photographed by Craig Doda, May 11, 2020
2. Beckham County Veterans Memorial reverse
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 11, 2020
3. Beckham County Veterans Memorial and Courthouse
Credits. This page was last revised on November 25, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 25, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 414 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 25, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
