Albany in Dougherty County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Flint River Bridge World War I Memorial

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 5, 2021

1. Flint River Bridge World War I Memorial

Inscription.
[on south bridge railing]We hold in grateful remembrance
those who stepped from
the pursuits of peace in response
to the Call of their Country
and of Civilization,
and in the World War
1917-1919
offered themselves for
the maintenance of American Rights,
for the
preservation of American Ideals
and for the realization
of Humanity’s Hopes[on north bridge railing]Flint River Bridge
rededicated in 2015to honor those in Dougherty County who have served their Country since World War I in order to preserve the Constitution of the United States of America safeguarding the principles of the Declaration of Independence which protects the People’s unalienable rights of Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I.

Location. 31° 34.61′ N, 84° 8.898′ W. Memorial is in Albany, Georgia, in Dougherty County. It is on West Broad Avenue just east of South Front Street, on the right when traveling east. Marker is mounted on the Flint River Bridge railing - near the southwest corner of

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the bridge. Updated marker, from 2015 Rededication, is mounted 30 feet north near the northwest corner of the bridge. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Albany GA 31701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

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: Ray Charles (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Bridge House (about 300 feet away); Nelson Tift (about 400 feet away); Korean War Memorial (about 600 feet away); WW II Memorial (about 700 feet away); Vietnam War Memorial (about 700 feet away); Spec 4 James Earl Worthy (about 700 feet away); The Exchange Building (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 5, 2021

2. Flint River Bridge World War I Memorial

(looking east along West Broad Avenue • south side of bridge)

of all markers in Albany.

Flint River Bridge World War I Memorial<br>2015 Rededication image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 5, 2021

3. Flint River Bridge World War I Memorial
2015 Rededication

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 5, 2021

4. Flint River Bridge World War I Memorial
2015 Rededication

(looking east along West Broad Avenue • north side of bridge)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 366 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 29, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.