Brownsville in Edmonson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

In Honor of Sgt Pleas P. Sanders

US Army Inf. WWI

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 18, 2023

1. In Honor of Sgt Pleas P. Sanders Marker

Inscription. Sgt. Sanders received the Distinguished Service Cross and the French Croix de Guerre with gilt star for bravery in the battle for Hill 204 in the Aisne-Marne Defensive, and other major campaigns in WWI. Following WWI, Pleas served as Edmonson Co. Judge and, because of his love of home and country and his strong sense of comradery, he started the photo gallery in the hallway of the courthouse at the onset of WWII.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Heroes.

Location. 37° 11.624′ N, 86° 16.077′ W. Memorial is in Brownsville, Kentucky, in Edmonson County. It is at the intersection of Main Cross Street and Washington Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Cross Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Brownsville KY 42210, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave Country

and 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

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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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: County Named, 1825 (a few steps from this marker); Edmonson County Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Brownsville (a few steps from this marker); Civil War Skirmish (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Entrance (within shouting distance of this marker); Marvel Mills Logan (approx. 1.7 miles away); Kyrock (approx. 4.7 miles away); Chalybeate Springs / Chameleon Springs (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brownsville.

Also see . . . Pleas Sanders. (Submitted on September 23, 2023, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 18, 2023

2. In Honor of Sgt Pleas P. Sanders Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2023, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 248 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 23, 2023, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.