Ladysmith in Rusk County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Rusk County World War I Memorial
Photographed by Keith L, September 17, 2011
1. Rusk County World War I Memorial Plaque
"Greater love
hath no man
than this."
1917 - 1918
Erected 1929.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
Location. 45° 28.154′ N, 91° 6.066′ W. Memorial is in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, in Rusk County. It can be reached from Everett Avenue west of East 3rd Street North (U.S. 8), on the left when traveling west. Monument is in Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Ladysmith WI 54848, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Northern Wisconsin. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 3 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Smoky (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sweet 'Soo' (approx. 0.6 miles away); Apollonia (approx. 9.8 miles away).
Also see . . . Memorial Park. (Submitted on October 14, 2011.)
Additional keywords. Paulding "Over the Top to Victory" Doughboy Model 2043-B; IAS WI000435
this page online
Photographed by P Baird, circa September 94
2. Rusk County World War I Memorial Marker
Identifying manufacturer's plate
Photographed by P Baird, September 94
3. Rusk County World War I Memorial Marker
Close-up of figure's head.
Photographed by Keith L, September 17, 2011
4. Rusk County World War I Memorial
Photographed by Keith L, September 17, 2011
5. Rusk County World War I Memorial
Photographed by Keith L, September 17, 2011
6. Rusk County World War I Memorial
A concrete podium can be seen southwest of the Doughboy statue, used in conjunction with annual veteran's observances. (Donated in 2010 by Ed Mayes of Holcombe, Wisconsin.)
Photographed by Dan Reynard, September 8, 2017
7. Rusk County World War I Memorial
Photographed by Dan Reynard, September 8, 2017
8. Rusk County World War I Memorial
Photographed by Keith L, September 17, 2011
9. East Side
Photographed by Keith L, September 17, 2011
10. West Side
Photographed by Keith L, September 17, 2011
11. North Side
Credits. This page was last revised on December 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 838 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 14, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. 2, 3. submitted on February 11, 2013, by P Baird of Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 14, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. 7, 8. submitted on May 18, 2022, by Dan Reynard of Bellevue, Wisconsin. 9, 10, 11. submitted on October 14, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.
