Buena Vista in Chaffee County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)

World War I Memorial

1917 ☆ 1919

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 22, 2025

1. World War I Memorial

Inscription. To Our Defenders
in Memory of
Ernest Clifford Sexton
William Preston Eyre
William Joseph Walsh
William Cradle

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

Location. 38° 50.503′ N, 106° 8.022′ W. Memorial is in Buena Vista, Colorado, in Chaffee County. It is at the intersection of West Main Street and West Lake Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street. The memorial is near the southwest corner of McPhelemy Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 220 US Highway 24 North, Buena Vista CO 81211, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Colorado’s Arkansas River Valley,

in the Colorado High Rockies and on the Continental Divide.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: William Joseph Walsh (within shouting distance of this

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marker); Grace Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Putting Down Roots (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Vistas (within shouting distance of this marker); Mountain Getaways (within shouting distance of this marker); Town Hall (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Historic St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Chaffee County Jail (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Buena Vista.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 22, 2025

2. World War I Memorial

Looking north through McPhelemy Park.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 11, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 58 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 12, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.