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World War I (Lawrence County)

 
 
World War I (Lawrence County) Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, December 12, 2022
1. World War I (Lawrence County) Marker
Inscription. Brewer, Alva M. • Brewer, Robert T. L. • Burks, Thomas C. • Butler, Fletcher W. • Chambers, William A. • Crane, Leo C. • Davis, Wallace H. • Freeman, Everett • Garretson, Teddy • Hardiman, Mack V. • Harlan, George • Hay, Mark S. • Hill, Price E. • Hine, Luther • Hollis, John G. • Hollis, Joseph F. • Hulsey, Thomas W. • Jacobs, Willie • King, Oscar R. • Lay, William J. • McGeha, Carl • McIntrie, William • Merrow, Flavious J. • Nix, John M. • Patterson, Malcolm C. • Plemons, Garrett W. • Smith, Andrew J. • Spivy, Ozro B. • Stewart, Edward S. • Sudduth, Moonan C. • Wilcoxon, Jesse C. • Wiley, Jonas L. • Wilsford, Robert O. • Wix, John M. • Yarbrough, Carl H. • Yarbrough, Clarence B.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 35° 4.705′ N, 87° 26.42′ W. Memorial is in Loretto, Tennessee, in Lawrence County. It is on North Main Street. Located in Weathers Park Loretto. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: North Main Street, Loretto TN 38469, United States
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Regionally, this memorial is in Middle Tennessee and in the Highland Rim. 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Korean Conflict / Vietnam Era (here, next to this marker); World War II (here, next to this marker); First Hospital (within shouting distance of this marker); First Brick House (within shouting distance of this marker); Bank of Loretto (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bell (about 500 feet away); First Telephone Office (about 600 feet away); Hollander Hotel (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Loretto.
 
World War I (Lawrence County) Marker Weathers Park Loretto image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, December 12, 2022
2. World War I (Lawrence County) Marker Weathers Park Loretto
World War I (Lawrence County) Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, December 12, 2022
3. World War I (Lawrence County) Marker
World War I 1914-1918 Americans fought to the end German opression and to preserve world peace.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 14, 2022, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 251 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on December 14, 2022, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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