Mountain City in Johnson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Honor Roll
"Lest We Forget"
| | 1917-1919 | |
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 16, 2021
1. Honor Roll Marker
of the men from Johnson County
who answered
their countrys call in the World War
and in memory of those who died
that liberty might live.
Our Honored Dead
Joseph Cowan John Forrester Elbert Grindstaff Glen Greer Thomas Hawk Ross Hawkins Wiley Hines Earl Matney Joseph Mains Sam McGuire Lon H. Miller Jade Martin Clate Owens James H. Poe Albert Payne Alburn Potter Rufus Potter Clinton Reeves Ray E. Wilson Don S. Williams Millard Warren Nicholas Wallace
Spanish-American War
Milburn Neatherly Edward Thomas Frank Gentry
Erected 1923 by Mountain City Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Spanish-American • War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list.
Location. 36° 28.52′ N, 81° 48.392′ W. Memorial is in Mountain City, Tennessee, in Johnson County. It is at the intersection of West Main Street and North Murphy Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street. Marker is located on the south side of the Johnson County Courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 222 West Main Street, Mountain City TN 37683, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in East Tennessee. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dedicated to the Memory of Men of Johnson County Who Gave Their Lives in Defense of Their Country (here, next to this marker); You Are Not Forgotten (here, next to this marker); 1950 "Lest We Forget" 1953 (here, next to this marker); 1964 "Lest We Forget" 1975 (here, next to this marker); Fighting Bushwhackers (within shouting distance of this marker); The Historic 1925 Fiddler's Convention (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Baptist Church Bicentennial Celebration (about 700 feet away); Tom Dooley (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mountain City.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 16, 2021
2. Honor Roll Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on November 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 230 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 27, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
