Newell in Hancock County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

American Legion War Memorial

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 29, 2025

1. American Legion War Memorial

Inscription.
World War I
Raymond Howard • Raymond McCauley

World War II
Dwight Archer • Pete Bobovitch • Cecil Cline • Clem Gadd • Walter Gibas • James E. Graham • Ernest Howell • Earl F. Jones • Frank Knox • Oscar W. Lashley • Charles H. Manning • Harold C. McComas • Pearley E. McCune • Jerry R. McEldowney • Melvin E. Miller • Virgil E. Miller • Dewey Moore, Jr. • Virgil Owens • Ernest J. Phillips • Clifford T. Silliman • Harold H. Stewart • Donald Swearingen • Stanley Swift • Welcome L. Talbot • William E. Wells, Jr.

Given in memory of our departed comrades Post No. 114 American Legion

Erected by Post No. 114 American Legion.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 40° 37.037′ N, 80° 36.519′ W. Memorial is in Newell, West Virginia, in Hancock County. It is at the intersection of Washington Street (West Virginia Route 2) and Wells Street, on the right when traveling east on Washington Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Newell WV 26050, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this memorial is in the Northern Panhandle.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Ohio River Valley,

and in 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Morgan's Raid (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Newell (about 300 feet away); Laurel Hollow Park & Newell Information Center (about 400 feet away); The Bears' Den Amphitheatre (about 600 feet away); Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away); Rescued from the 1953 Restoration (approx. 0.2 miles away); American Legion Post No. 114 Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Military Garden Of Honor (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newell.

Memorial Field image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 29, 2025

2. Memorial Field

Credits. This page was last revised on April 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 103 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 2, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.