Barre in Washington County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)

1918 Spanish Flu Memorial

Over 50 Million Deaths Worldwide

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 30, 2025

1. 1918 Spanish Flu Memorial

Inscription.

Killed more Americans than all the
combat war deaths in the 20th century

Dedicated to the more than 1700 people
who died in Vermont many in the prime of life

In loving memory of Germinio Zecchinelli
Born January 26, 1883-Died October 10, 1918

Erected 2018 by Brian Zecchinelli and Concerned Citizens and Organizations.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Disasters • Environment • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1918.

Location. 44° 12.734′ N, 72° 29.939′ W. Marker is in Barre, Vermont, in Washington County. It can be reached from Maple Avenue. Monument is on a median in Hope Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 201 Maple Avenue, Barre VT 05641, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Vermont’s Green Mountains.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Italian-American Monument (approx. 0.8 miles away); Dente Park (approx. 0.8 miles away); Wheelock Law Office (approx. one mile away); First Boy Scout Troop in America (approx. one mile away); D. M. Miles Building

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(approx. one mile away); Socialist Labor Party Hall (approx. one mile away); Aldrich Public Library (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Barre.

Regarding 1918 Spanish Flu Memorial. Many of those involved in the Barre granite industry, particularly stonecutters, were very susceptible to the flu, their lungs having been compromised by silicosis caused by granite dust.

Also see . . .
1. 1918 Flu Pandemic (VT Historical Society). (Submitted on August 9, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Memorial Honors Spanish Flu Victims in Barre (Brown, The Montpelier Bridge, 2018). (Submitted on August 9, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. Sunday Morning Lessons from the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic (CBS Sunday Morning, 2022). Regardless of your political position on the Covid-19 pandemic response, this segment is useful in learning more about Barre VT and the 1918 epidemic. (Submitted on August 9, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Additional keywords. Influenza

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 30, 2025

2. 1918 Spanish Flu Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 30, 2025

3. 1918 Spanish Flu Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on August 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 905 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 9, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.