Carrollton in Pickens County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Pickens County War Memorial

Photographed by Mark Hilton

1. Pickens County War Memorial

Inscription.
Left
To the memory of the Spanish American and World War Veterans.

Center
Pickens County tribute to the men who wore the grey and were faithful to the end.

Right
To our beloved women of the Confederacy the Spanish American and the World War.

Erected 1927 by Friends and Patriotic Citizens of Pickens County.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Spanish-American • War, US Civil • War, World I.

Location. 33° 15.716′ N, 88° 5.691′ W. Memorial is in Carrollton, Alabama, in Pickens County. It is at the intersection of Courthouse Square (Alabama Route 17) and Tuscaloosa Street ( Route 86), on the left when traveling north on Courthouse Square. Located on east side of the old County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 100 Courthouse Sq, Carrollton AL 35447, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World,

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and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pickens County Courthouse (a few steps from this marker); Kelly - Stone - Hill Place (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Carrollton Short Line Railroad (approx. 0.2 miles away); Aliceville First Baptist Church (approx. 8.9 miles away); R. J. Kirksey High School (approx. 9.4 miles away); Historic Pickensville Rosenwald School (approx. 9.6 miles away); a different marker also named Aliceville First Baptist Church (approx. 9.7 miles away); Alabama, Tennessee & Northern Railroad Depot (approx. 9.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carrollton.

Regarding Pickens County War Memorial. This monument, dedicated on July 4, 1927, includes life-size marble figures of soldiers atop a granite base, and granite benches and pedestals. On the pedestal beneath the doughboy and female figures is a dedication to honor veterans

Pickens County War Memorial at the Old Courthouse. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 22, 2021

2. Pickens County War Memorial at the Old Courthouse.

of the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, and World War I, as well as women on the home front.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 22, 2021

3. Pickens County War Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 808 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 1, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.