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Turkey in Hall County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
 

Turkey Texas

 
 
Turkey Texas War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, June 7, 2022
1. Turkey Texas War Memorial
Inscription.
In Memory of Those Who Served Their Country in Time of War

World War II
Glen E. Barker • W. (Buster) Buchanan • Glen Chesshir • R. Dennis Coker • Everett Crow • Virgil Faust • A.V. Hendricks, Jr. • Dueford W. Holland • Raymond McGee • Jake Parker • J. Paul Vinyard • J.D. Lyles

Korean War
Freddy Bockelman • Cecil Floyd • Raymond Dall • Wayne Robison

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, KoreanWar, World II.
 
Location. 34° 23.444′ N, 100° 53.599′ W. Memorial is in Turkey, Texas, in Hall County. It is at the intersection of Lyles Street and 7th Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Lyles Street. The marker is located in front of the Bob Wills Museum. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 602 Lyles Street, Turkey TX 79261, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on the Texas Panhandle. It is also on the American Great Plains and specifically on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Comancherνa, the Dust Bowl, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Turkey High School (within shouting distance of this marker); 1928 Phillips 66 Service Station (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Methodist Church of Turkey (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ham's Barber Shop (approx. 0.3 miles away); Hotel Turkey (approx. 0.3 miles away); Quanah Parker Trail
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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Bob Wills (approx. 0.4 miles away); Gasoline Cotton Gin (approx. 7.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Turkey.
 
The view of the Turkey Texas Marker from the parking lot to the museum image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, June 7, 2022
2. The view of the Turkey Texas Marker from the parking lot to the museum
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 325 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 22, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
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