Clifton Forge in Alleghany County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Fire Department World War Memorial

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 25, 2026

1. Fire Department World War Memorial

Inscription.

Fire Department World War Memorial. . Erected by the Clifton Forge Fire Department in honor and to the memory of those who rendered unfaltering service in the World War of 1914 - 18. Alfred, A.J. . Alley, C. . Anderson, G.C. . Anderson, G.K. Jr. . Andrew, W.A. . Angel, G.M. . Angel, N.W. . Armstead, C.E. . Ayres, H. . Baker, E. . Baker, G.F. . Baker, J.S. . Baker, M. . Baker, M.F. . Beale, F.D. . Bean, H.E. . Beasley, G.C. . Beasley, J.H. . Bell, N.S. . Blackwelder, O.M. . Blackwelder, Y. . Boswell, O. . Broughman, E. . Broughman, L.N. . Broughman, M.C. . Briman, J.S. . Buchanan, P.H. . Cahoon, C.L. . Cahoon, J.N. . Callahan, H. . Callahan, W.J. . Camper, J.J. . Camper, R.L. . Carter, B.E. . Carter, C.M. . Carter, H. . Chambers, J.M. . Chambers, S.F. . Chambers, W.E. . Chames, L.B. . Chenault, B.C. . Chougas, V.C. . Clarkson, L.A. . Clough, S.L. . Coe, S.G. . Colvin, R.L. . Cooke, G. , Craft, C. . Craft, T.E. . Crawford, H. . Croxton, W.N. . Cutler, R.L. . Dacey, J. . Damewood, C. . Davies, B. . Davies, F.W. . Davis, P.W. . Davis, R.J. . Deaton, C.P. . Deeds, R.J. . Deibert, H.O. . Desper, D.A. . Desper, R.P. . Dodd, E. . Dodd, J.L. . Dodd, J. . Doyle, H. . Drumheller, Z.E. . Dugger, R.R. . Duke, J.F. . Duval, H.G. . Ealy, D.H. . Echols, D.H. Jr. . Eddins, H.H.G. . Elliot, W.S. . Eton, R.L. . Farrar, C.T. . Faber, H.L. . Fitzgerald, A.J. . Ford, W.K. . Foster, F.E. . Foster, L.C. . Fout, C.E. . Fox, C.L. . Fridley, E.L. . Fry, G. . Gallagher, C. . Gallagher, E.H. . Genry, R. . Gibbs, H. . Gibson, A. . Gibson, J.H. . Gibson, Wm. L. . Glass, J.L. . Glass, W. , Gleason, H. . Gleason, M.E. . Gleason, P. . Glover, C.M. . Goolsby, L.E. . Gordon, A.H. . Gorman, G.F. . Gorman, M. . Greene, S. . Green, E.C. . Griffith, Dr. E. . Grove, W.B. . Haley, W.A. Jr. . Hamilton, Wm. . Harris, F. . Harris, H.Y. . Harris, J.W. . Harris, L. . Harris, O.E. . Harris, R.H. . Harris, R. . Harrison, H. . Harrison, J.W. . Harvey, W.D. . Haskins, H.T. . Hauer, E.R. . Hawkins, J.S. . Hawkins, R.P. Jr. . Hill, S.M. . Higgins, L.F. . Hippert, Wm. L. . Holland, L.E. . Hornbarger, Wm. H. . Howard, R.E. . Howerton, R. . Huffman, A.E. . Humphries, E.L. . Humphries, H.F. . Hunter, C. . Ingledew, J. . Ingledew, R. . Irvine, Wm. B. . James, B. . Johnson, C. . Johnson, J.W. . Johnson, R. . Jones, I. , Key, R.C. . Lawrence, J.C. . Lawrence, L.I. . Layne, B.V. . Layne, J. . Lewis, J.W. . Lewis, M. . Lewis, W.H. Jr. . Lewis, Wm. R. . Lewis, W.S. . Leslie, Wm. L. . Lindsay, J. . Lipes, W. Wm. . Lowman, L. . Loving, C. . Loving, H. . Lumsden, E. . Lumsden, L. . Lyle, C.C. . Mahaney, H. . Markli, L.R. . Marsh, R. . Mason, L. . May, S.B. . McCoy, T.F. . McCoy, W.C. . McDaniel, Dr. W. . McDaniel, V. . McKinney, Wm. T. . McMullan, O.N. . McSherry, J.T. . McSherry, R.J. . Meadows, C.F. . Merriman, G.L. . Miller, C. . Miller, E.O. . Miller, E.L. . Miller, G. . Milton, P.C. . Moeschler, A.E. . Montgoemry, C. . Montgoemry, S.L. . Montgomery, Wm. R. . Morris, C. . Morris, F. . Morris, H. . Morris, Hughes . Mullen, J. , Nair, Wm. B. . Nelson, H.E. . Nicely, J.P. . Nicely, L.W. . Nicely, R.N. . Nicely, S. . Nuckols, R. . Obenchain, E. . Painter, L.M. . Painter, Wm. M. . Parrish, C. . Parrish, E. . Patterson, C. Wm. . Patterson, S. . Paxton, C.W. . Payne, P.J. . Pendleton, L.F. . Plunkett, T.J. . Powell, W.F. . Pursley, J.L. . Reed, E. . Reed, L. . Reed, M. . Rhoads, H.G. . Rhodes, N.S. . Riddlebarger, C.A. . Roadcap, R.R. . Roadcap, R.S. . Rogers, H. . Rogers, L.G. . Rucker, Dr. C.N. . Rule, R.J. . Samples, F.H. . Sanders, C. . Saunders, R. . Saunders, C. . Savage, F. . Savage, W. . Scruggs, J.J. . Scruggs, W.B. . Sharp, W.W. . Shelton, J.F. . Shelton, O.B. . Showalter, J.F. . Simpson, H. , Simpson, Horace . Simpson, T. . Siples, O. . Slusser, F.M. . Smith, B. . Smith, C.L. . Smith, E. . Smith, Elmo . Smith, Hubert . Smith, H. . Sith R. . Smith, W. K. Jr. . Snead, E.H. . Snyder, A.E. . Snyder, L.W. . Spinner, R.B. . Staley, F. . Staley, G. . Stinnett, C.O. . Stock, C.F. . Stock, G.E. . Sloan, R.L. . Sloan, S.O. . Sloan, Wm. E. . Stratton, J. . Stratton, L.M. . Straub, E. . Straub, R.E. . Switzer, H.L. . Taylor, H.E. . Terry A. . Terry, B.B. . Thomas, F.M. . Thomas, F. . Thomas, H. . Thompson, M. . Thuston, C.F. . Tribbett, F.M. . Tucker, J.A. . Tucker, R.W. . Turpin, L.M. . Tyler, F. . Tyler, J.P. . Tyler, R. . Van Fossen, M.P. . Vanscoy, F.E. . Vess, O.L. . Via, B. , Via, S. . Wade, L.M. . Wagner, J.M. . Waldrop, T.G. . Waldrop, W. . Walker, F.B. . Walton, J.J. . Wamsley, C. . Wamsley, H. . Waskey, W.B. . Wells, Dr. E.D. . Werner, L.C. . Westerman, D. . Westerman, E. . Williams, J.N. . Williams, R.E. . Williams, R.A. . Williams, J.M. . Wilson, F. . Winchester, B. . Winchester, T. . Withrow, C.W. . Withrow, C.A. . White, W.S. . Whitlock, B.J. . Woods, H.D. . Woodson, Q.N. . Wysor, F.L. . Wood, D.D. . Lane, L.J. , (Nurses) Coyner, Miss Marie . Good, Miss Victoria . Leech, Miss Garfield . Leech, Miss Nancy . Leech, Miss Marian . Smith, Miss Verna Mae , (Colored) Anderson, F.L. . Anderson, O.L.B. . Banks, J. . Baker, J.S. . Blakey, A. . Brown, R. . Carter, L.E. . Crawford, H. . Davis, W. . Dickerson, G. . Doss, G. . Garris, L.L. . Green, M. . Hill, C. . Hiter, J.H. . Jackson, A. . Jordan, E. . Lee, F.A. . Lemon, R. . Lewis, E. . Mack, J.O. . Marks, O. . Massey, A. . McCray, W.D. . Moore, A. . Moore, B.C. . Moore, T.H. . Morris, C. . Morris, W. . Mosby, W. . Patterson, H. . Reed, H. . Reynolds, B. . Reynolds, J.D. . Shelton, L. . Smith, T. . Taylor, C. . Tinsley, C.L. . Thomas, J.N. . Tyler, R.L. . Waller, I. . Ware, E. . Watson, W. . Wilson, H. . Wright B.

Erected by the Clifton Forge
Fire Department
in honor and to the memory of those who rendered unfaltering service
in the World War of 1914 - 18 Alfred, A.J. • Alley, C. • Anderson, G.C. • Anderson, G.K. Jr. • Andrew, W.A. • Angel, G.M. • Angel, N.W. • Armstead, C.E. • Ayres, H. • Baker, E. • Baker, G.F. • Baker, J.S. • Baker, M. • Baker, M.F. • Beale, F.D. • Bean, H.E. • Beasley, G.C. • Beasley, J.H. • Bell, N.S. • Blackwelder, O.M. • Blackwelder, Y. • Boswell, O. • Broughman, E. • Broughman, L.N. • Broughman, M.C. • Briman, J.S. • Buchanan, P.H. • Cahoon, C.L. • Cahoon, J.N. • Callahan, H. • Callahan, W.J. • Camper, J.J. • Camper, R.L. • Carter, B.E. • Carter, C.M. • Carter, H. • Chambers, J.M. • Chambers, S.F. • Chambers, W.E. • Chames, L.B. • Chenault, B.C. • Chougas, V.C. • Clarkson, L.A. • Clough, S.L. • Coe, S.G. • Colvin, R.L. • Cooke, G.

Craft, C. • Craft, T.E. • Crawford, H. • Croxton, W.N. • Cutler, R.L. • Dacey, J. • Damewood, C. • Davies, B. • Davies, F.W. • Davis, P.W. • Davis, R.J. • Deaton,

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C.P. • Deeds, R.J. • Deibert, H.O. • Desper, D.A. • Desper, R.P. • Dodd, E. • Dodd, J.L. • Dodd, J. • Doyle, H. • Drumheller, Z.E. • Dugger, R.R. • Duke, J.F. • Duval, H.G. • Ealy, D.H. • Echols, D.H. Jr. • Eddins, H.H.G. • Elliot, W.S. • Eton, R.L. • Farrar, C.T. • Faber, H.L. • Fitzgerald, A.J. • Ford, W.K. • Foster, F.E. • Foster, L.C. • Fout, C.E. • Fox, C.L. • Fridley, E.L. • Fry, G. • Gallagher, C. • Gallagher, E.H. • Genry, R. • Gibbs, H. • Gibson, A. • Gibson, J.H. • Gibson, Wm. L. • Glass, J.L. • Glass, W.

Gleason, H. • Gleason, M.E. • Gleason, P. • Glover, C.M. • Goolsby, L.E. • Gordon, A.H. • Gorman, G.F. • Gorman, M. • Greene, S. • Green, E.C. • Griffith, Dr. E. • Grove, W.B. • Haley, W.A. Jr. • Hamilton, Wm. • Harris, F. • Harris, H.Y. • Harris, J.W. • Harris, L. • Harris, O.E. • Harris, R.H. • Harris, R. • Harrison, H. • Harrison, J.W. • Harvey, W.D. • Haskins, H.T. • Hauer, E.R. • Hawkins, J.S. • Hawkins, R.P. Jr. • Hill, S.M. • Higgins, L.F. • Hippert, Wm. L. • Holland, L.E. • Hornbarger,

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2. Veterans Memorial Park in Clifton Forge

Wm. H. • Howard, R.E. • Howerton, R. • Huffman, A.E. • Humphries, E.L. • Humphries, H.F. • Hunter, C. • Ingledew, J. • Ingledew, R. • Irvine, Wm. B. • James, B. • Johnson, C. • Johnson, J.W. • Johnson, R. • Jones, I.

Key, R.C. • Lawrence, J.C. • Lawrence, L.I. • Layne, B.V. • Layne, J. • Lewis, J.W. • Lewis, M. • Lewis, W.H. Jr. • Lewis, Wm. R. • Lewis, W.S. • Leslie, Wm. L. • Lindsay, J. • Lipes, W. Wm. • Lowman, L. • Loving, C. • Loving, H. • Lumsden, E. • Lumsden, L. • Lyle, C.C. • Mahaney, H. • Markli, L.R. • Marsh, R. • Mason, L. • May, S.B. • McCoy, T.F. • McCoy, W.C. • McDaniel, Dr. W. • McDaniel, V. • McKinney, Wm. T. • McMullan, O.N. • McSherry, J.T. • McSherry, R.J. • Meadows, C.F. • Merriman, G.L. • Miller, C. • Miller, E.O. • Miller, E.L. • Miller, G. • Milton, P.C. • Moeschler, A.E. • Montgoemry, C. • Montgoemry, S.L. • Montgomery, Wm. R. • Morris, C. • Morris, F. • Morris, H. • Morris, Hughes • Mullen, J.

Nair, Wm. B. • Nelson, H.E. • Nicely, J.P. • Nicely, L.W. • Nicely, R.N. • Nicely,

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S. • Nuckols, R. • Obenchain, E. • Painter, L.M. • Painter, Wm. M. • Parrish, C. • Parrish, E. • Patterson, C. Wm. • Patterson, S. • Paxton, C.W. • Payne, P.J. • Pendleton, L.F. • Plunkett, T.J. • Powell, W.F. • Pursley, J.L. • Reed, E. • Reed, L. • Reed, M. • Rhoads, H.G. • Rhodes, N.S. • Riddlebarger, C.A. • Roadcap, R.R. • Roadcap, R.S. • Rogers, H. • Rogers, L.G. • Rucker, Dr. C.N. • Rule, R.J. • Samples, F.H. • Sanders, C. • Saunders, R. • Saunders, C. • Savage, F. • Savage, W. • Scruggs, J.J. • Scruggs, W.B. • Sharp, W.W. • Shelton, J.F. • Shelton, O.B. • Showalter, J.F. • Simpson, H.

Simpson, Horace • Simpson, T. • Siples, O. • Slusser, F.M. • Smith, B. • Smith, C.L. • Smith, E. • Smith, Elmo • Smith, Hubert • Smith, H. • Sith R. • Smith, W. K. Jr. • Snead, E.H. • Snyder, A.E. • Snyder, L.W. • Spinner, R.B. • Staley, F. • Staley, G. • Stinnett, C.O. • Stock, C.F. • Stock, G.E. • Sloan, R.L. • Sloan, S.O. • Sloan, Wm. E. • Stratton, J. • Stratton, L.M. • Straub, E. • Straub, R.E. • Switzer, H.L. • Taylor, H.E. • Terry A. • Terry, B.B. • Thomas, F.M. • Thomas, F. • Thomas, H. • Thompson, M. • Thuston, C.F. • Tribbett, F.M. • Tucker, J.A. • Tucker, R.W. • Turpin, L.M. • Tyler, F. • Tyler, J.P. • Tyler, R. • Van Fossen, M.P. • Vanscoy, F.E. • Vess, O.L. • Via, B.

Via, S. • Wade, L.M. • Wagner, J.M. • Waldrop, T.G. • Waldrop, W. • Walker, F.B. • Walton, J.J. • Wamsley, C. • Wamsley, H. • Waskey, W.B. • Wells, Dr. E.D. • Werner, L.C. • Westerman, D. • Westerman, E. • Williams, J.N. • Williams, R.E. • Williams, R.A. • Williams, J.M. • Wilson, F. • Winchester, B. • Winchester, T. • Withrow, C.W. • Withrow, C.A. • White, W.S. • Whitlock, B.J. • Woods, H.D. • Woodson, Q.N. • Wysor, F.L. • Wood, D.D. • Lane, L.J.

(Nurses)
Coyner, Miss Marie • Good, Miss Victoria • Leech, Miss Garfield • Leech, Miss Nancy • Leech, Miss Marian • Smith, Miss Verna Mae

(Colored)
Anderson, F.L. • Anderson, O.L.B. • Banks, J. • Baker, J.S. • Blakey, A. • Brown, R. • Carter, L.E. • Crawford, H. • Davis, W. • Dickerson, G. • Doss, G. • Garris, L.L. • Green, M. • Hill, C. • Hiter, J.H. • Jackson, A. • Jordan, E. • Lee, F.A. • Lemon, R. • Lewis, E. • Mack, J.O. • Marks, O. • Massey, A. • McCray, W.D. • Moore, A. • Moore, B.C. • Moore, T.H. • Morris, C. • Morris, W. • Mosby, W. • Patterson, H. • Reed, H. • Reynolds, B. • Reynolds, J.D. • Shelton, L. • Smith, T. • Taylor, C. • Tinsley, C.L. • Thomas, J.N. • Tyler, R.L. • Waller, I. • Ware, E. • Watson, W. • Wilson, H. • Wright B.

Erected by Clifton Forge Fire Department.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • War, World I.

Location. 37° 48.982′ N, 79° 49.493′ W. Memorial is in Clifton Forge, Virginia, in Alleghany County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and River Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 518 Main St, Clifton Forge VA 24422, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Virginia’s Mountain Region,

in the Alleghany Highlands,

and specifically in the Potomac Highlands.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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: World War I Memorial (here, next to this marker); World War Memorial (here, next to this marker); All Wars Memorial (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named World War I Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Masonic Theatre (a few steps from this marker); Roger Arliner Young (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Robert Gallaspy Land Grant (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clifton Forge.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 27, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 27, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.