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Shelby County World War I Memorial

 
 
Shelby County World War I Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 10, 2020
1. Shelby County World War I Memorial
Inscription.

In honor of those
who made the supreme
sacrifice
in World War 1914-1918


Ballinger, Roy C. • Bower, Ollie G. • Clapper, Earl F. • Collier, Robert E. • Drain, Benjamin S. • Farr, George E. • Finney, Emmert O. • Fitzpatrick, John U. • Gaines, Fletcher W. • Hastings, Owen • Howard, Jerry • Hughes, George • Meyer, Dennis C. • Moss, Leland S. • Oak, Elmer • Schofield, F. Lee • Snyder, James C. • Spencer, Monroe J. • Speyers, Harry G. • Teachenor, Fred W. • Teachenor, I. Brooks • Trussell, Charles C. • Wilson, Christy E.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 39° 48.368′ N, 92° 2.454′ W. Memorial is in Shelbyville, Missouri, in Shelby County. It is on East Main Street (State Highway 168) east of South Jackson Street (State Highway 15), on the right when traveling west. Memorial is in front of Shelby County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 192 MO-168, Shelbyville MO 63469, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Missouri. It is also in the American Midwest,
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in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, and in the Corn Belt. 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, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 3 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bethel (approx. 5 miles away); Newark, Missouri (approx. 13.4 miles away); Trail of Death (approx. 15 miles away).
 
Shelby County World War I Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 10, 2020
2. Shelby County World War I Memorial
in front of Shelby County Courthouse
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 251 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 28, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.
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