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Russell County World War I Memorial

 
 
Russell County World War I Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Dave W, June 30, 2022
1. Russell County World War I Memorial Marker
Inscription.

Dedicated to the memory
of the patriotic citizens
of Russell County, Kentucky
who entered the service
of their country
during the World War

 
Erected 1937 by Russel Post No. 133, American Legion.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 36° 59.064′ N, 85° 3.768′ W. Memorial is in Jamestown, Kentucky, in Russell County. It is on North Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 48 N Main St, Jamestown KY 42629, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Kentucky’s Lake Cumberland Region and specifically in the Pennyroyal Region. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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 and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Memory of those who died for God and Country
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(here, next to this marker); Russell County (within shouting distance of this marker); Jamestown Skirmishes (within shouting distance of this marker); Chalybeate Springs (approx. 5.1 miles away); Forage Depot-Civil War (approx. 9.6 miles away); Creelsboro (approx. 10.1 miles away).
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 29, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 211 times since then and 18 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on January 29, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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