Martinsburg in Berkeley County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

World War I Monument

Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 15, 2024

1. World War I Monument

Inscription.
1917-1918

This memorial is dedicated as an enduring tribute to the patriotism of the citizens of Berkeley County who rendered loyal service to our country in The Great World War and to honor the memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice in the cause of humanity

Sponsored by
the American Legion Auxiliary

Florence M. Whitmore - Pres.; Sarah Adelson - Vice Pres. • Annabel P. Morrison - Sec.; M. Eleanor Shade - Treas. • Ethel Sites - Historian • Ella S. Gerhardt, Susan G. Hannis - Hospital Corps.

Erected 1925 by the Berkeley County Memorial Association, with voluntary contributions made by the people of the county.

Honor Roll
"Lest We Forget"

Adams, Thomas G. • Ashwood, Ernest • Bittinger, Harry • Bowers, Thomas W. • Butts, Earl E. • Carter, Charles • Clapham, Henry L. • Cole, Paul F. • Cox, Charlotte A. • Crawford, Abey • Cromwell, Rudolph E. • Fritts, Charles F. • Graves, Andrew J. • Henry, Roy Ο. • Holley, Lewis (black) • Hudgins, William B. • Hutzler, Adrian C. • Jones, W. Fitzgerald • Keyton, Levi M. • Lamp, Alvin C. • Lemaster, Homer W. • Lewis, Allen G. • Marshall,

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Calvin W. (black) • Mason, Fred L. (black) • Myers, Philip Clyde • Pheonix, Garrett (black) • Pittsnogle, Daniel W. • Porterfield, J. Myers • Price, Raymond W. • Shaffer, J. Guy • Shoap, Calvin Lee • Shriver, Boyd F. • Smurr, Harry F. • Snyder, John W. • Snyder, Luther • Spaulding, James H. • Stewart, S. Allen • Thompson, James E. • Wageley, Roy • Walker, Joseph E. • Williams, Allen P. (black)

Erected 1925 by The Berkeley County Memorial Association and people of the county.

Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • War, World I.

Location. 39° 28.042′ N, 77° 58.811′ W. Monument is in Martinsburg, West Virginia, in Berkeley County. It can be reached from North Tennessee Ave (County Route 13) north of Memorial Park Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Memorial is located in War Memorial Park. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 500 North Tennessee Avenue, Martinsburg WV 25401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in the Eastern Panhandle.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 15, 2024

2. World War I Monument

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in 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

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: World War I Doughboy Monument (here, next to this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); J. R. Clifford (approx. 0.8 miles away); Sumner-Ramer Memorial School (approx. 0.8 miles away); “Oh Shenandoah, I Long to See You!” (approx. 0.8 miles away); World War Memorial (approx. one mile away); Martinsburg / Berkeley Riflemen (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Martinsburg.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 217 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 20, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.