Thomaston in Upson County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Upson County World War I Memorial

Photographed by Mark Parker, January 7, 2025

1. Upson County World War I Memorial Marker

Inscription. (Center panel)
Dedicated to the men of Upson County who sacrificed their lives in World War I.

(Left panel)
Colored
Lucius Worthy • Harvey Walker • Jack E. Williams • Thomas Andrews • Clifford Pierce • Thomas Watson • Mose Dubignon • Daniel Page • Otis Davidson

(Right panel)
White
Joe Pete Thurston • Clifford F. Dean • Truman E. Pound • Plumer Salter • Perry Cordy • Walter Meeks • Edward A. Mauldin

Erected by American Legion.

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

Location. 32° 53.258′ N, 84° 19.62′ W. Memorial is in Thomaston, Georgia, in Upson County. It is on South Church Street (U.S. 19) south of West Main Street (Georgia Route 74). Location is to the northwest of the Upson County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 100 S Center Street, Thomaston GA 30286, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Georgia’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the

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Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the 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 walking distance of this marker: Upson County (here, next to this marker); Upson County Courthouse (a few steps from this marker); Fight Against Terrorism Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Upson County Vietnam Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Upson County Korean War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Timothy Bernard Seay, Jr. (within shouting distance of this marker); Upson County World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Stephens Automobile Company (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Thomaston.

Upson County World War I Memorial to the NW of the Upson county courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, January 7, 2025

2. Upson County World War I Memorial to the NW of the Upson county courthouse

Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 11, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 151 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 11, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.