Hamlin in Lincoln County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Lincoln County World War I Monument

Lincoln County World War Monument I Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, May 6, 2025

1. Lincoln County World War Monument I Marker

Inscription.
These men gave their lives to secure the freedom of mankind.
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Ira Ramsey • Elijah Adkins • Wyatt Roberts • Robert G. Adkins • Floyd Clay • Roy McKinney • William Neace • Chester Holley • Cal Thompson • Virgil McClure • Alva Midkiff • Jake Smith • Willard Spurlock • W. P. Lee • Zachariah Pauley • Charley Hill • Howard Chandler • Millard Smith • Farm Nelson • Arnold Napier • Dick Roy • Joe Pullen • Sterling Bias

1914 - 1918
In memory of our heroic sons.

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

Location. 38° 16.748′ N, 82° 6.334′ W. Monument is in Hamlin, West Virginia, in Lincoln County. It is at the intersection of Court Avenue and Main Street, on the right when traveling west on Court Avenue. The monument is at the front of the Lincoln County Courthouse. It is to the far western side of the Court Avenue side of the building. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 8000 Court Avenue, Hamlin WV 25523, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial

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monument is in Greater Charleston Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lincoln County Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Hamlin (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Skirmish at the Curry Farm (approx. 0.2 miles away); Brigadier General Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Hamlin (approx. half a mile away); Lincoln County Primary Care Center, Inc. (approx. 0.9 miles away); Lincoln County / Putnam County (approx. 5.3 miles away); John L. Chapman Family Cemetery (approx. 6.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hamlin.

Closeup of the names on the Lincoln County World War I Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, May 6, 2025

2. Closeup of the names on the Lincoln County World War I Monument

Lincoln County Courthouse. World War I Monument at the far left near flagpole image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, May 6, 2025

3. Lincoln County Courthouse. World War I Monument at the far left near flagpole

Reverse side Lincoln County World War I Monument in front of the courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, May 6, 2025

4. Reverse side Lincoln County World War I Monument in front of the courthouse

Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 108 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 3, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.