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Gainesville in Cooke County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
 

Cooke County Veterans Memorial

 
 
Cooke County Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, May 9, 2021
1. Cooke County Veterans Memorial
Inscription.
In Memory of those who have given the
ultimate sacrifice defending the
United States of America.

WW I - WW II - Korea - Vietnam

[Honor Roll of Names]

Dedicated to the Men and Women of
Cooke County who have Defended
the Honor and Freedom of Our
Nation serving the Armed
Forces of the United States of America.

God Bless America

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, KoreanWar, VietnamWar, World IWar, World II.
 
Location. 33° 37.447′ N, 97° 9.236′ W. Memorial is in Gainesville, Texas, in Cooke County. It is on West California Street 0.1 miles west of U.S. 77. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1025 West California Street, Gainesville TX 76240, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Prairies & Lakes Region. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in 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,
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the Republic of Texas, 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: Gainesville, Texas Gold Star Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Cooke County (within shouting distance of this marker); Cooke County C.S.A. / 2nd Frontier Regiment (within shouting distance of this marker); Moffett Park (within shouting distance of this marker); American Paint Horse Association (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gainesville Community Circus (approx. 0.2 miles away); W. T. G. Weaver (approx. 0.4 miles away); Booker T. Washington School (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gainesville.
 
Cooke County Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, May 9, 2021
2. Cooke County Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2021, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 1,112 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 1, 2021, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 5, 2026