Summertown in Lawrence County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Lawrence County World War I Memorial

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, March 13, 2012

1. Lawrence County World War I Memorial

Inscription.
(side 1)
USA 1917-1919 Remembered

(side 2)
Erected in honor of the fifty heroic men from the 11th and 13th Civil Districts Lawrence Co. Tenn. who served in the Army and Navy of the U.S. in the World War 1917 - 1919

Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, lest we forget, lest we forget.

(side 3)
1st Lt. Edward S Stewart. Commanding Officer Co., 12, Battalion 15, U.S.A. Died at Ft. Oglethorpe Ga. Oct. 19, 1918

Malcolm C. Patterson Private Battery F. 114TH. Field Art. U.S.A. Died at Camp Sevier S.C. Oct. 11, 1917

(side 4)
1st Lt. Leoline O. Crane, Killed near Chateau Thierry France, in the 2nd Battle of the Marne July 19,1918.

Flavious J. Merrow Private 1st. Class Co. E. 119th U.S. Inf. Killed in the Battle of Bellicourt France Sept. 19, 1918.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I. A significant historical date for this entry is July 19, 1918.

Location. 35° 26.363′ N, 87° 17.388′ W. Marker is in Summertown, Tennessee, in Lawrence County. It is at the intersection of Monument Road (Tennessee Route 240) and Route 20, in the median on Monument Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Summertown TN 38483, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Middle Tennessee

and in the Highland Rim.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in 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 Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fouche Springs Engagement (approx. 1.4 miles away); McMillan's Stand (approx. 3.1 miles away); The Bigby Greys (approx. 8 miles away); Mount Pleasant Confederate Memorial (approx. 8 miles away); Mount Pleasant Commercial Historic District (approx. 8.1 miles away); Clarke Training School (approx. 8.1 miles away); Breckenridge Hatter's Shop (approx. 8.1 miles away); Highland Hall (approx. 8.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Summertown.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Pleasant Garden (was approx. 4.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, March 13, 2012

2. Lawrence County World War I Memorial

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, March 13, 2012

3. Lawrence County World War I Memorial

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, March 13, 2012

4. Lawrence County World War I Memorial

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, March 13, 2012

5. Lawrence County World War I Memorial

Nearby memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, March 13, 2012

6. Nearby memorial

We the People
remember those
who gave all
God bless America

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 863 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 16, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.