Nashville in Nash County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

1917-1918

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 22, 2024

1. 1917-1918 Marker

Inscription. To the honor of those men from Nash County who entered the service of their country in the great World War and to the memory of the men from this county who gave their lives for this cause, this tablet is lovingly dedicated.

White
William D. Adams • William Arthur Baker • Charles T. Barnes • John Manning Battle • Dudley Brantley • William L. Braswell • Claude Gray Champion • William Richard Coleman • William Clarence Culpepper • Parrott Daniel • James B. Deans • William Callie Denson • Ollie Driver • Noah M. Eatman • John R. Ezzell • William A. Jordan • George W. Lancaster • Howard Layton • Kearney Davis Matthews • Roscoe D. Matthews • James C. Moses • Edward Clinton Pitt • Homer S. Proctor • Fred Shipp • William Gray Sills • Harry Macon Swanson • James B. Vester • Robert Lee Wheeless • John Norman Wilder • Rufus Williams

Colored
Jack Allen • Herman Baker • Lewis Battle • Wade Bryant • Henry Ellis • Joseph Grant • James Higgins • Louis Joyner • Blake Richardson • Jack Thomas • Henry Thorp

The names inscribed above are those whose lives were lost in the various branches of

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the service. There is a roster in the archives of this building in which is recorded the name and record of service of each one from this county who participated in the war.

"The right is more precious than peace"
Woodrow Wilson

Erected by Nash County Board of Commissioners.

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

Location. 35° 58.529′ N, 77° 58.091′ W. Memorial is in Nashville, North Carolina, in Nash County. It can be reached from the intersection of West Washington Street (North Carolina Route 58) and North Drake Street, on the right when traveling west. Located at the entrance to the Nash County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 234 W Washington St, Nashville NC 27856, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the

Front entrance of the historic Nash County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 22, 2024

2. Front entrance of the historic Nash County Courthouse

Marker is to the far right

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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Korean War (here, next to this marker); Vietnam War (here, next to this marker); World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); Grateful Remembrance of Nash County Boys (a few steps from this marker); The Charters of Freedom (a few steps from this marker); Francis Nash Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Harold D. Cooley (approx. 0.4 miles away); Nash County Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 23, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 171 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 23, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.