Bisbee in Cochise County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)
City of Bisbee Warrior Memorial
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, March 2, 2010
1. City of Bisbee Warrior Memorial Marker
Erected 1976 by American Legion.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 31° 25.642′ N, 109° 53.586′ W. Memorial is in Bisbee, Arizona, in Cochise County. It is on Arizona Route 92 half a mile north of Mason Addition Road, on the right when traveling north. The marker is at the Bisbee Police Department. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Bisbee AZ 85603, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Sky Islands and in Southeastern Arizona. It is also in the American Southwest. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also the Gadsden Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Viewing the Pit (approx. 0.7 miles away); Why dig the Pit? (approx. 0.7 miles away); How the Pit was Made (approx. 0.7 miles away); Bisbee World War II Memorial (approx. Ύ mile away); The Lavender Pit (approx. Ύ mile away); Bisbee: Queen of the Copper Camps
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Calumet and Arizona Mining Company Office Building (was approx. 1.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Regarding City of Bisbee Warrior Memorial. The marker was previously at the intersection of Tombstone Canyon Road and Oak Street.
Additional commentary.
1. Warrior Memorial
This memorial is no longer here. I asked everyone I could think of, the Mayor, the historical society and others, about what happened to it to no avail. I made a long trip to add it to my Vietnam Veterans blog (ameanstoheal.org) only to make this sad discovery.
Editor: Thank you for your note about the missing Veterans Memorial in Bisbee, Arizona. That is indeed unfortunate that you were not able to see it. It appears that it was moved sometime between 2010 and 2014 to the Bisbee Police Department, north of town on the right on Highway 92, near a large traffic circle with Junction Avenue across the street. Its new
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, March 2, 2010
2. City of Bisbee Warrior Memorial Marker at its previous location
Thank you for the information and we will update our entry on the memorial and look for new photos from other correspondents.
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— Submitted November 25, 2019, by Michael Walsh of Germantown, Maryland.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, March 2, 2010
3. City of Bisbee Warrior Memorial Marker at its previous location
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 4, 2020
4. City of Bisbee Warrior Memorial
New location by Bisbee Police Department.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 4, 2020
5. City of Bisbee Warrior Memorial
New location by Bisbee Police Department.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 7, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,970 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 7, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 4, 5. submitted on June 5, 2020, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
