Downtown Riverside in Riverside County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Civilian War Workers Memorial

January 14, 2024

1. Civilian War Workers Memorial

Inscription. To the civilian war workers of Riverside and the Nation-Veterans of the Battle of Production and Full Partners in victory.

Erected 1949 by American Legion.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 33° 59.814′ N, 117° 22.863′ W. Memorial is in Riverside, California, in Riverside County. It is in Downtown Riverside. It is on Dexter Drive. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2979 Dexter Dr, Riverside CA 92501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Los Angeles,

in the Inland Empire,

and in the Peninsular Ranges.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Buena Vista Bridge (approx. 0.6 miles away); Henry E. Huntington (approx. ¾ mile away); Mount Rubidoux (approx. 0.8 miles away); Fox Theater (approx. one mile away); Lt. Col. Shunzo Kido (approx. one mile away); Booker T. Washington - Frank A. Miller (approx. one mile away); Loring Building (approx. one mile away); Devine House (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

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Photographed by Adam Margolis, January 14, 2024

2. Civilian War Workers Memorial Marker

Photographed by Adam Margolis, January 14, 2024

3. Civilian War Workers Memorial

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Photographed by Adam Margolis, January 14, 2024

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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 20, 2024, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. This page has been viewed 224 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on February 14, 2024. 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 20, 2024, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

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