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Poteet in Atascosa County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
 

World War Heroes Memorial

 
 
World War Heroes Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, October 29, 2024
1. World War Heroes Memorial
Inscription.
Allen Smelley
Co G 38 Inf, KIA July 15, 1918, in Champagne-Marne Defensive

Arthur G. Padgett
In Rec G 1151, Co K 144 Inf, Died Dec 1, 1917, Ft. Worth Texas
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 29° 2.251′ N, 98° 34.366′ W. Memorial is in Poteet, Texas, in Atascosa County. It is at the intersection of Avenue H and 6th Street, on the right when traveling east on Avenue H. The memorial is located at the front of the Poteet Fire Station. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 585 Avenue H, Poteet TX 78065, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Hill Country and in the San Antonio Metropolitan Area. 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, and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Francis Marion and Mary Ann Poteet (a few steps from this marker); Poteet (approx. 0.2 miles away); Poteet United Methodist Church (approx. Ό mile away); Poteet Grange (approx. 0.3 miles away); First Baptist Church of Poteet (approx. 0.3 miles away); Hooge Hill (approx. 0.4 miles away); Rutledge Cemetery (approx. 2.2 miles away); Gates Valley Community (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Poteet.
 
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The view of the World War Heroes Memorial at the Poteet Fire Station image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, October 29, 2024
2. The view of the World War Heroes Memorial at the Poteet Fire Station
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 150 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 3, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
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