Vanceburg in Lewis County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

World War I Memorial

Honor Roll

Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 23, 2021

1. World War I Memorial Honor Roll

Inscription. Erected to the memory of the boys from Lewis County who gave their lives for the cause of human liberty in the World War of 1914–1919 by the Lewis County Fair Association.

✝ Adams, Clarence • ★ Blizzard, Thomas • ✝ Burns, Alvin • ★ Chadwick, John L. • ✝ Cooper, Robert G. • ✝ Dyer, Daniel • ✝ Dixon, Otto • ★ Dempsey, Clyde • ✝ Forbes, Mack L. • ✝ Latham, Otto D. • ★ McCarty, James D. • ✝ McClain, Fred B. • ✝ McGill, Robert • ✝ Moore, Earnest E.

✝ Marshall, Bruce • ↓ Nolan, Isom • ★ Penrod, William McKinley • ↓o Rayborn, Glen • o Renchen, Aubrey • ✝ Ruckel, Luther • ✝ Ruark, Alva L. ✝ Simpson, Roland • ★ Smith, Frank • ✝ Stevens, James M. • ✝ Stout, Earl J. • ✝ Veach, William • ★ Welch, Arthur M. • ✝ Wilson, William I.

★ Died in Action, ↓ Died of Wounds, ✝ Died of Disease, o Lost at Sea

Erected by the Lewis County Fair Association.

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

Location. 38° 36.038′ N,

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83° 18.967′ W. Memorial is in Vanceburg, Kentucky, in Lewis County. It is at the intersection of Second Street and Court Street, on the right when traveling east on Second Street. It is on the courthouse lawn in front of the Union Memorial. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 122 2nd St, Vanceburg KY 41179, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is 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

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Union Memorial (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Union Memorial (here, next to this marker); World War II Memorial (a few steps from this marker); County Named, 1806 (within shouting distance of this marker); United Methodist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Deposit Bank (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hickle’s Pool Room (about 600 feet away); Stamper Block (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vanceburg.

World War I Memorial, Union Memorial and Union Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 23, 2021

2. World War I Memorial, Union Memorial and Union Memorial Marker

Lewis County Courthouse and Memorials image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 23, 2021

3. Lewis County Courthouse and Memorials

Credits. This page was last revised on August 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 28, 2021, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 259 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 28, 2021, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 2. submitted on August 26, 2021, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 3. submitted on August 27, 2021, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.