Independence in Jackson County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

World War I Memorial

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 23, 2022

1. World War I Memorial

Inscription.

Sacred to
The memory of
Those who gave
Their today
For our tomorrow

1914 - World War - 1918

Erected 1940 by American Legion (Tirey J. Ford Post No. 21).

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

Location. 39° 5.131′ N, 94° 24.793′ W. Memorial is in Independence, Missouri, in Jackson County. It is at the intersection of East Ruby Avenue and South Noland Road, on the right when traveling east on East Ruby Avenue. Memorial is located at Woodlawn Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 701 E Ruby Ave, Independence MO 64050, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Kansas City.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Woodlawn Cemetery Confederate Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Hughes House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bryant House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bess Truman Birthplace (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lewis-Bingham-Waggoner Estate (approx. 0.3 miles away); Kritser House (approx. 0.3 miles away); 1827 Log Courthouse (approx. 0.4 miles away); Harpie Club (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Independence.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 23, 2022

2. World War I Memorial

Located at Woodlawn Cemetery (at the middle entrance off South Noland Road)

Supplementary Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 23, 2022

3. Supplementary Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on October 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 17, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 287 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 17, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.