Georgetown in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
W.W.I
[World War I Memorial]
Dedicated to the memory of those Sussex Countians who gave their lives in World War I
James W. Brown Paris T. Carlisle Jacob H. Cranfield Roger W. Gunsby Ulysses S. Isaacs Laurence C. Layton Harry Miller Levin D. Morris Frank C. Quails Raymond Reynolds Ernest Russell Walter Smith Alexander Taylor Roland C. Teague Albert R. Thompson Elwood E. Walters Walter J. West
Erected 2016 by American Legion, Sussex Post 8.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
Location. 38° 41.415′ N, 75° 23.139′ W. Memorial is in Georgetown, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is at the intersection of The Circle (U.S. 9) and East Market Street (U.S. 9), on the left when traveling west on The Circle. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Georgetown DE 19947, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the American Mid-Atlantic and on the Delmarva Peninsula. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sussex County Korean War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Women's Suffrage in Delaware (within shouting distance of this marker); Return Day (within shouting distance of this marker); Chad E. Spicer (within shouting distance of this marker); Pettijohns Old Field
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Credits. This page was last revised on January 12, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 16, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 276 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 16, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
