Sheffield in Colbert County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

In Memory of Our Comrades of Sheffield

1917 - 1919

Photographed By Billy Clemmons, October 31, 2023

1. In Memory of our Comrades of Sheffield Marker

Inscription. In Memory of
Our Comrades of Sheffield
Who lost their lives in the World War

Lieut. James R. Crowe • Sergt. John H. Oldham • Pvt. William A. Peden • Pvt. Georce W. McFall, Jr. • Pvt. Louis Goldstein

"Take up our quarrel with the foe.
To you from falling hands, we throw the torch.
Be yours to hold it hich
if you. Break faith wth us who die.
We shall not sleep thouch poppies blow
in Flanders Field."

Erected 1923 by James R. Crowe Post, American Legion.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Heroes • War, World I.

Location. 34° 45.402′ N, 87° 41.915′ W. Marker is in Sheffield, Alabama, in Colbert County. Memorial is at the intersection of South Montgomery Avenue and East Blake Street, on the right when traveling north on South Montgomery Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 215 S Montgomery Ave, Sheffield AL 35660, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Percy Sledge/Producer Quin Ivy (approx. 0.2 miles away); History of Sheffield (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sheffield Colored School / Sterling High School

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); The Singing River Sculpture (approx. 0.4 miles away); Furnace Hill (approx. 0.6 miles away); Nitrate Plant No. 1 (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Nitrate Plant No. 1 (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sheffield.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2023, by Billy Clemmons of Florence, Alabama. This page has been viewed 95 times since then and 34 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on October 31, 2023, by Billy Clemmons of Florence, Alabama. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.

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