Columbus in Muscogee County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Memorial Stadium

Photographed by Daniel Bellware, December 23, 2023

1. Memorial Stadium Marker

Inscription.

Memorial Stadium. . (side 1) , The Columbus City Council authorized the construction of Memorial Stadium in 1925 as a memorial for local citizens who served and died during World War I. In 1932, the Council authorized an ornamental entrance to the stadium that included a plaque with the names of Columbus and Muscogee County citizens who died during World War I. The plaque is no longer present. The Columbus Consolidated Government Council renamed the stadium the A.J. McClung Memorial Stadium in 2003 to honor the public service of Mr. A.J. McClung, the first African-American Mayor of Columbus. In 2021, the Council named the football field the Veterans Memorial Field in honor of local citizens who served in the military. This historical marker contains the results of recent research into the names of local citizens who died in military service during World War I. (Continued on other side). (side 2) (Continued from other side). Citizens of Columbus and Muscogee County, GA, who died in military service during World War I are listed below. Mr. Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. developed the list through research in the State Archives and Columbus historic newspapers. In some cases, no first name (NFN) was available. All servicemen served in the U.S. Army or U.S. Navy. Seven servicemen were African-American (marked with an )., Robert E. Ball . Otis Boss . Jennings Brown(e) . Lee Bullard . Gene Butts . Carter NFN . LeRoy Clapp . Edgar Coots . Alfred Carlton David (Navy) . Larry Eckman . Lewis S. Fields . Homer Fincer . Charles A. Ford . Jake Goodman . George Griffin . Charles S. Harrison . Evans Hawk . Earnest Henry . John D. Hill . Henry Hughes . Bert B. Lackey . Eldridge Lake . Cecil D. Martin . Clarence L. Massey . McKinnon NFN . Eralbert T. Miller . Edgar Nathaniel Musick (Navy) . William Thomas Niblett . Laney E. Nugent . Henry O’Neal . Horace Decker Rowe . James Russell . Albert N. Scott . William Slade . Walter Young Smith (Navy) . Arthur Stallings . John Talbot . Arthur H. Taylor . Carl Thompson . Emmet R. Whitten . Louis R. Williams . Homer Wyatt . Frank C. Wynn

(side 1)
The Columbus City Council authorized the construction of Memorial Stadium in 1925 as a memorial for local citizens who served and died during World War I. In 1932, the Council authorized an ornamental entrance to the stadium that included a plaque with the names of Columbus and Muscogee County citizens who died during World War I. The plaque is no longer present. The Columbus Consolidated Government Council renamed the stadium the A.J. McClung Memorial Stadium in 2003 to honor the public service of Mr. A.J. McClung, the first African-American Mayor of Columbus. In 2021, the Council named the football field the Veterans Memorial Field in honor of local citizens who served in the military. This historical marker contains the results of recent research into the names of local citizens who died in military service during World War I. (Continued on other side) (side 2) (Continued from other side) Citizens of Columbus and Muscogee County, GA, who died in military service during World War I are listed below. Mr. Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. developed the list through research in the State Archives and Columbus historic newspapers. In some cases, no first name (NFN) was available. All servicemen served in the U.S. Army or U.S. Navy. Seven servicemen were African-American (marked with

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Robert E. Ball • Otis Boss • Jennings Brown(e) • Lee Bullard • *Gene Butts • Carter NFN • LeRoy Clapp • Edgar Coots • Alfred Carlton David (Navy) • Larry Eckman • Lewis S. Fields • Homer Fincer • Charles A. Ford • Jake Goodman • *George Griffin • Charles S. Harrison • *Evans Hawk • *Earnest Henry • John D. Hill • *Henry Hughes • Bert B. Lackey • Eldridge Lake • Cecil D. Martin • Clarence L. Massey • McKinnon NFN • Eralbert T. Miller • Edgar Nathaniel Musick (Navy) • William Thomas Niblett • Laney E. Nugent • *Henry O’Neal • Horace Decker Rowe • James Russell • Albert N. Scott • William Slade • Walter Young Smith (Navy) • *Arthur Stallings • John Talbot • Arthur H. Taylor • Carl Thompson • Emmet R. Whitten • Louis R. Williams • Homer Wyatt • Frank C. Wynn

Erected 2022 by Columbus Consolidated Government.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Sports • War, World I. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.

Location. 32° 27.042′ N, 84° 59.085′ W. Memorial is in Columbus, Georgia, in Muscogee County. It can be reached from Lumpkin Boulevard half a mile west of Victory Drive, on the right when traveling west. Marker is in front of the box office. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 400 4th Street, Columbus GA 31901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Georgia’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

Photographed by Daniel Bellware, December 23, 2023

2. Memorial Stadium Marker

walking distance of this marker: Historic Riverdale Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Jewish Section of Riverdale Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Oglethorpe Meets the Indians at Coweta (approx. 0.4 miles away); Moses Dallas: Confederate Naval Pilot/American Slave (approx. 0.4 miles away); Confederate Siege Gun (approx. 0.4 miles away); Circus Train Wreck Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fourth Street Baptist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mildred L. Terry Branch Library (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Hero's Memorial (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Daniel Bellware, December 23, 2023

3. Memorial Stadium Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 23, 2023, by Daniel Bellware of Columbus, Georgia. This page has been viewed 579 times since then and 85 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 23, 2023, by Daniel Bellware of Columbus, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.