Gainesville in Alachua County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

World War I

Alachua County Veterans Memorial Park

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

1. World War I Memorial (front)

Inscription.
( front ) World War I
Laura A. Baird • Sydney M. Bates •Letha A. Baxley • Charles Butler • Elmer Campbell • Alfred Conner • Joe Dixon • John L. Dryer • Robert Eaton • Fred Flinn • John Johnson • Oliver Johnson • Joseph C. Lastinger • William H. Lynch • Daniel W. Martin • George McCoy

( reverse ) World War I
Zedekiah Mitchell • Eddie L. Morgan • Walter Natill • David C. Newman • Allen Peterson • Dock Pinsett • Homer G. Raborn • Wiley T. Rehberg • Gordon T. Rimes • Sam Roundtree • Will Rutledge • James Shakespeare • Simeon B. Sparkman • Norris G. Stokes • Charles I. Strobles • Elijah Thomas • Wallace Walker • Lorand S. Ward • William L. Wesley • Charles Wideman • Earl E. Wiggins • Elmore Wright

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

Location. 29° 37.01′ N, 82° 25.237′ W. Memorial is in Gainesville, Florida, in Alachua County. It can be reached from the intersection of SW 41st Place and SW 69th Terrace. The marker is located on the grounds Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 7400 SW 41st Place, Gainesville FL 32608, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Florida.

It is also in the American South.

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

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of this marker: World War II (here, next to this marker); Spanish-American War (here, next to this marker); War Between the States (a few steps from this marker); Vietnam War (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named World War I (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named World War II (a few steps from this marker); Mexican-American War (a few steps from this marker); Global War on Terror (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gainesville.

Also see . . .
1. Florida in World War I. (Submitted on December 15, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Veterans Memorial. Alachua County website entry (Submitted on December 15, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

World War I Memorial(<i> reverse </i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

2. World War I Memorial( reverse )

World War I Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

3. World War I Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on April 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 180 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 15, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.