Stanford in Lincoln County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Spanish American War Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Dave W, June 30, 2022

1. Spanish American War Veterans Memorial Marker

Inscription.

“You triumphed over obstacles
which would have overcome men
less brave and determined”
President McKinley

458,151 • Everyman a volunteer

Erected in honor of
by
the Veterans of the Spanish-American War

The Department of Kentucky
United Spanish War Veterans and Auxiliaries
June 5, 1939

Erected 1939 by Department of Kentucky / United Spanish War Veterans and Auxiliaries.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Spanish-American.

Location. 37° 31.772′ N, 84° 39.697′ W. Memorial is in Stanford, Kentucky, in Lincoln County. It is on Lancaster Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 107 Lancaster St, Stanford KY 40484, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Kentucky’s The Knobs.

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

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Cherokees in Kentucky (a few steps from this marker); Wilderness Road / Logan’s Station (a few steps from this marker); Benjamin Logan (a few steps from this marker); Fortitude with Courage (within shouting distance of this marker); Lincoln County (within shouting distance of this marker); Lincoln County Veterans Memorial (within shouting

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distance of this marker); County Named, 1780 (within shouting distance of this marker); Revolutionary Soldiers (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stanford.

Spanish American War Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dave W, June 30, 2022

2. Spanish American War Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 29, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 222 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 29, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.