Warrenton in Warren County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Warren County World War I Memorial
Photographed by Scott Parker Lawton, July 13, 2025
1. Warren County World War I Memorial Marker
(Main Inscription:)
Memorial
Avenue
Dedicated to the
memory of the sons
and daughters of
Warren County who
gave their lives for
their country in the
Great Worlds War.
Edmond B. Bacon
Thos. W. Duckworth
Wm. Lee Farr
Samuel M. Hyman
Robert W. Langford
Cummings S. Reese
Geo. Wm. Woodruff
Red Cross Nurses
Florence Atwell
Camille O'Brien
(Original Base Inscription:)
Erected 1920, by the school
children of Warren County
under the direction of the
Warrenton Civic Club.
(Rededication Base Inscription:)
Relocated 2023 by the
school children of
Warren County under
the direction of Reese-
Hyman Post 96, American
Legion and Burkhalter
Chapter, NSDAR.
Erected 1920 by School children of Warren County under the direction of the Warrenton Civic Club.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
Location. 33° 24.412′ N, 82° 39.722′ W. Memorial is in Warrenton, Georgia, in Warren County. It is at the intersection of West Gibson Street and Main Street, on the right when traveling south on West Gibson Street. Touch for map.
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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 the North Atlantic Region, 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, 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: Warren County (here, next to this marker); Warren County Desert Shield / Desert Storm Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Woodman of the World Supreme Sacrifice Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Warren County Veterans Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Lafayette's Tour (within shouting distance of this marker); Warren County Revolutionary War Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Muster Roll of Company B, 48th Regiment
Photographed by Scott Parker Lawton, July 13, 2025
2. Warren County World War I Memorial
More about this memorial. In 1918, after the end of World War I, the Warrenton Civic Club wanted to erect a memorial to the seven men and two women from Warren County, Georgia who had died in World War I. To do this, they directed a fundraising drive with the help of the county's school children. This fundraising drive lasted two years and accumulated enough pennies to cover the memorial's cost. In 1920, the Warren County World War I Memorial was erected by the school children in front of the old Warrenton Senior High School on Academy Street. This building was razed in the early 1990s, and the memorial was relocated to the Warren County Board of Education building on the adjacent property. It was later relocated to the nearby First Baptist Church Warrenton when the Board of Education moved its offices to Gibson Road.
For thirty years, the memorial was forgotten. Then, in 2023, American Legion member James Newsome found it, dirty and illegible and in
Photographed by Scott Parker Lawton, July 13, 2025
3. Warren County World War I Memorial
Photographed by Scott Parker Lawton, July 13, 2025
4. Warren County World War I Memorial
Photographed by Scott Parker Lawton, July 13, 2025
5. Warren County World War I Memorial
Photographed by Scott Parker Lawton, July 13, 2025
6. Warren County World War I Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2025, by Scott Parker Lawton of Marietta, Georgia. This page has been viewed 66 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 7, 2025, by Scott Parker Lawton of Marietta, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
