Yanceyville in Caswell County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

"Lest We Forget"

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 23, 2021

1. "Lest We Forget" Marker

Inscription.
This memorial is erected by the citizens of Caswell County with pride and grateful appreciation for the services of the Caswell boys who made the Supreme Sacrifice in the World War. M.K.S.

Whites Alvis Chandler • John Barker Thacker • Henry Anderson Solomon • Benjamin Franklin Brooks • Algernon Sidney Neal • Roy Pattillo • Edwin Moore • George Thomas Warren • Gernie M. Smith

Colored John Lynn • John Lea • Moses Jeffress • Thomas Phelps • Alexander Harris • Willie Warren • Lawrence Lea • Byrd Fuller • Ruffin Lea

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.

Location. 36° 24.209′ N, 79° 20.188′ W. Marker is in Yanceyville, North Carolina, in Caswell County. Memorial is at the intersection of Main Street (County Road 1163) and Court Square, on the right when traveling east on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 202 Court Square, Yanceyville NC 27379, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Confederate Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Honoring Nicholas Longworth Dillard (within shouting distance of this marker); Caswell Courthouse

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(within shouting distance of this marker); The Veteran's Walk (within shouting distance of this marker); Caswell County Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bartlett Yancey (approx. 1.7 miles away); William L. Poteat (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yanceyville.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 130 times since then and 15 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on April 26, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.