Perry in Taylor County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

World War I

“The Great War”

— Taylor County Veterans Memorial Park —

World War I Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, July 30, 2023

1. World War I Marker

Inscription. April 6, 1917 U.S. President Woodrow Wilson declared war upon Germany. To such a task we can dedicate our lives and our fortunes, everything that we are and everything that we have, with the pride of those who know that the day has come when America is privileged to spend her blood and her might for the principles that gave her birth and happiness and the peace which she has treasured. God helping her, she can do no other. Of the 116,516 Americans that lost their lives during World War I, 30,922 are interred at our overseas American military cemeteries and 4,452 are commemorated on our Tablets of the Missing as missing in action, lost or buried at sea.

Erected by Perry Optimist Club.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Parks & Recreational Areas • War, World I. A significant historical date for this entry is April 6, 1917.

Location. 30° 7.47′ N, 83° 34.913′ W. Memorial is in Perry, Florida, in Taylor County. It can be reached from the intersection of North Jefferson Street (U.S. 221) and West Cherry Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker located within the Taylor

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County Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Perry FL 32347, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Florida.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

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: A different marker also named World War I (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named World War I (a few steps from this marker); World War II (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named World War II (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named World War II (within shouting distance of this marker); Taylor County Veterans Memorial Park (within shouting distance

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, July 30, 2023

2. World War I Marker

of this marker); Operation Iraqi Freedom (within shouting distance of this marker); Korean War (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perry.

Also see . . .
1. World War I. (Submitted on August 5, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Taylor County, FL Veterans Memorial Park. (Submitted on November 29, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 126 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 5, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.