Downtown Houston in Harris County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

World War I Monument

The City of Houston photograph

1. World War I Monument Marker

Inscription.
[Inscription at top]
1914 1918
Erected in memory of the Harris County men who died in the World War for Liberty

[Central plaque]
Charle H. Acres • Norman D. Acuff • Robert E. L. Acuff • Leslie Alexander •John W. Alexander • Charle H. Acres • Norman D. Acuff • Robert E. L. Acuff • Leslie Alexander • John W. Alexander • Wesley Alexander • Shelley Allen • Russell Altic • Oscar Andersen • Lansing Anthony • Max Autry • John L. Banks • William W. Banks • Earl Barkdull • S.L. Barnes • H.B. Bartlett • H.B. Bartlett • Cecil G. Bethea • George H. Bissonnet • Robert C. Bowder • William H. Boyle • Thomas R. Brailsford • Frank H. Bray • W.C. Bray • Howard M. Brewer • Felix H. Briley • Clarence Brooks • William Brown • Charles C. Burus • J.r. Burkett • Frank P. Burkhart • N.M. Burton • Hugh O. Byrne • Henry R. Canfield • Eddie P. Carter • Joseph B. Caylor • W.E. Chandler • John F. Clark • Marion M. Collier • John Collins • William M. Collins • Pete Coronas • William B. Cowart • John A. Daly • Samuel D' Amico • Claude M. Dey • Thomas Dismuke • Justin Dorbandt • H.D. Dunlavy

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• Norman E. Dwinnell • Lawrence J. Edwards • John M. Edwards • Karl L. Elliott • M.D. Everton • Augustus J. Fashion • Richard H. Feagin • Lewis Floyd • R.M. Gibson • Emil Giegelt • Elsa L. Glenn • Lee G. Glogler • Alphonse Gonzales • John W. Greathouse • Thomas Green • Donald Gregg • William B. Hall • Lawrence J. Halpern • Carroll C. Hammons • George Harris • Samuel L. Harris • Joseph J. Harris • Little Harrison • Edward T. Hathaway • John P. Hawkins • Thomas B. Hicks • Earl Hicks • Thomas L Hensley • Carl Hidebrandt • Foloy G. Hollimon • Fred B. Hopkins • Willis L. Jubbell • E.D. Jackson • Lawrence G. Jensen • Ralph A. Johnson • Carson D. Joines • William J. Jones • George Kolnas • Justin Kuhlman • G.C. Lambert • Oscar Latimer • Philip C. Lawrence • Robert E. Layaton • Randolph T. Lee • Colin G. Lemke • Edward D. Lenahan • Jacob Martin • C.W. Mayes • Andrew McCall • Allen J. McDonald • John McK. McIntosh • H. Lee McNeil • T.L. McReynolds • Chester A. Meek • Martin B. Meineke • Frank E. Melnar • Ivan Middleton • William J. Michel • Charles E. Miller • James E. Miller • Ollie

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The City of Houston photograph

2. World War I Monument

World War I Monument Urn
Inscription on urn:
Honor the mothers who bore these undying sons of liberty.
John McKnitt, Alexander Chapter

Mills • F.M. Moore • Thomas W. Moore • Roscoe W. Mororis • Dominick Napvala • Albert P. Nelson • Robert E. Nettleton • Claude M. Nicholson • Russell B. Nogle • George P. Norton • Samuel Norwick • Charles W. Ogle • Joseph E. Ollre • W.M. OReilley • Charles H. Patterson • R.C. Pecore • George Pederson • Nathan L. Pizer • Roy S. Plummer • T.H. Quinn • Edward L. Riesner • James A. Riley • Meshack Roberson • Peter Rodridge • Francis R. Romack • Charles E. Russell • William L. Sanders • Herman Sauer • Marion Schuler • Ernest D. Shock • Claude C. Simmons • William L. Simmons • Drue Singelton • Shelby Smith • Oscar Snover • Joseph P. Socia • Ira W. South • B.B. Stackhouse • James M. Stedman • James T. Stephenson • Harry L. Stevenson • Theo M. Stuebner • James L. Styers • William W. Sweeney • Harry L. Taggart • Ray G. Teetshorn • John P. Thompson • Robert W. Tompkins • William Truett • Wesley Truly • Frank Trumbo • Robert E. Tuck • Feliz Vetuskie • Charles Vick • Leonidas Vlahos • Leland J. Wagner • David H. Warrach • W.S. Waters • Terrell T. Waugh • Joseph C. Weber • Charles H. Westcott

World War I Monument wideshot image. Click for full size.

The City of Houston photograph

3. World War I Monument wideshot

• William Westley • Milton J. Winkler • Pierce A. Wisdom • L. Wiggins • Charles H. Wood • Thomas W. Wood • Gustav A. Wuenche •

[Inscription on bottom]
Let this war end wars. Liberty is not enough. Then these boys will not have died in vain.
War Mothers

[Inscription on urn]
Honor the mothers who bore these undying sons of liberty
John McKnitt Alexander Chapter

Erected 1920 by War Mothers and John McKnitt Alexander Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list.

Location. 29° 45.549′ N, 95° 22.279′ W. Monument is in Houston, Texas, in Harris County. It is in Downtown Houston. It is at the intersection of Bagby Street and Allen Parkway on Bagby Street. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 1204 Bagby St, Houston TX 77002, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in 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 Republic of Texas,

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: Alexander Hodge (within shouting distance of this marker); Nichols-Rice-Cherry House (within shouting distance of this marker); Ancient Order of Pilgrims (within shouting distance of this marker); Sons of the Republic of Texas (within shouting distance of this marker); Sam Houston Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Kellum-Noble House

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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Houston City, Republic of Texas (about 500 feet away); The Spirit of the Confederacy (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Houston.

Another marker is no longer nearby. San Felipe Cottage (was about 500 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

Credits. This page was last revised on September 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2024, by Carolyn Sanders of Plano, Texas. This page has been viewed 414 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 25, 2024, by Carolyn Sanders of Plano, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.