Waycross in Ware County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Ware County Georgia World War I Memorial
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 29, 2009
1. Ware County Georgia World War I Memorial Marker
Spirit of the American Doughboy
Dedicated to
the memory of our comrades
who entered the service
of thier country
from Ware County
and who gave their lives
in the World War
Erected 1935 by Ware Co. Post No. 10 American Legion.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Spirit of the American Doughboy - E. M. Viquesney series list.
Location. 31° 12.606′ N, 82° 21.521′ W. Memorial is in Waycross, Georgia, in Ware County. It is on Plant Avenue (U.S. 84), on the right when traveling west. Located between Mary Street and Lott Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Waycross GA 31501, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. 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 New Spain, 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 walking distance of this marker: Waycross Confederate Monument (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Co. F 121st Infantry (about 500 feet away); Methodism Came To Waycross (approx. 0.2 miles away); George W. Barnes Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Wildes Massacre (approx. Ό mile away); Senator Nicholas Ware (approx. 0.4 miles away); Nancy Hart Highway
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Also see . . . Waycross, Ga., 'Doughboy' ::. This website also contains information on all known Viquesney Doughboys (there are about 140 of them throughout the U.S.); the link starts at the one at Waycross, Georgia. (Submitted on November 1, 2009, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana.)
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 29, 2009
2. Ware County Georgia World War I Memorial Marker
"The Spirit of the American Doughboy"
Smithsonian Art Inventory Control Number: 47260017.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 29, 2009
3. Doughboy close-up: E.M. Viquesney - Sculptor
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,628 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 30, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
