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World War Memorial

 
 
Wayne County World War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 23, 2021
1. Wayne County World War Memorial
Inscription.
Erected in honor of the men of Wayne County who served the nation during the World War, 1917–1919.

Harry Adkins • Linza Adkins •William T Asbury • John B Bartram • Henry Bellomy •Enoch Blankenship • Van Bradshaw • William Crum, Jr. • William H Damron • Roy Davis •Emery Dean • Oscar Elkins • Scott Hamm • Lee Hooser • Ottus D Jackson • Charles Johnson • Mason H Keister • clyde L Lester •Roscoe Lynch •Ransom Marcum • William Maynard

Patrick Milum • Thomas Muncy • William S Napier • William H Payne • Walter Perry • Ernest Plymale • Claude W Pogue • Merton M Postle • Samuel Queen • Claude Rader • Fletcher Ramey • Herbert Scaggs • Wayne Sellards • Thomas P Smith • Charles A Stone • Lewis Thompson • Allen R Tabor • Andrew J Wellman • Smiley Wellman • Kelley Williamson
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 38° 13.274′ N, 82° 26.549′ W. Memorial is in Wayne, West Virginia, in Wayne County. It is at the intersection of North Court Street (West Virginia Route 152) and Hendricks Street ( Route 152), on the right when traveling east on North Court Street. It is on the northeast corner of the courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 700 Hendricks St, Wayne WV 25570, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Kyova Tri-State Region and in the Southern Coalfields. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Ohio River Valley, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers
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are within walking distance of this marker: Wayne County Courthouse (a few steps from this marker); Hendricks Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Wayne Was Home to Two Confederate Colonels (within shouting distance of this marker); Wayne (within shouting distance of this marker); Cool Hand Luke (within shouting distance of this marker); Milton J. Ferguson (within shouting distance of this marker); Wayne County Veteran's Association, Inc. Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Amanda Smith (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wayne.
 
Wayne County World War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 23, 2021
2. Wayne County World War Memorial
First Tablet of Names image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 23, 2021
3. First Tablet of Names
Second Tablet of Names image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 23, 2021
4. Second Tablet of Names
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 30, 2021, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 248 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 30, 2021, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
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