Crisfield in Somerset County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
'Spirit Of The American Doughboy'
A Memorial
| | 1917 - 1918 | |
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 5, 2013
1. 'Spirit Of The American Doughboy' Marker
to the men of Crisfield who served God and Country in the World War for freedom
Roll Of Honor
★ Charles A. Lankford ★ Ellsworth D. Powell ★ Charles W. Sterling ★ George Sterling ★ G. Alfred C. Wharton
1923
Erected 1923 by The Crisfield Stanley Cochrane Post #16, American Legion.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Spirit of the American Doughboy - E. M. Viquesney series list.
Location. 37° 59′ N, 75° 50.686′ W. Memorial is in Crisfield, Maryland, in Somerset County. It is on Somerset Avenue near West Chesapeake Street., on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 111 N Somerset Ave, Crisfield MD 21817, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is on the Eastern Shore. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, on the Delmarva Peninsula, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. 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 one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The J. Millard Tawes Homeplace (approx. 0.3 miles away); J. Millard Tawes (approx. half a mile away); The Crisfield Protests of 1961
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Regarding 'Spirit Of The American Doughboy'. The creation of E. M. Viquesney of Spencer, Indiana (1876-1946), this sculpture is a representation of and
tribute to the veterans of the American Expeditionary Force who served in World War I.
Currently known locations of Viquesney's Doughboy:
Despite E. M. Viquesney's boast that at least one of his "Spirit of the American Doughboy" statues was
located "in every state of the Union", the statue has only been found in the following 39 states:
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri,
Montana, Nebraska*, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South
Carolina, South Dakota,
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 5, 2013
2. 'Spirit Of The American Doughboy' Marker
Smithsonian Art Inventory Control Number: 47260052.
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Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Also see . . .
1. The E. M. Viquesney "Spirit of the American Doughboy" Database. (Submitted on October 14, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
2. "E. M. Viquesney, Sculptor". (Submitted on October 14, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 5, 2013
3. 'Spirit Of The American Doughboy' Marker
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 5, 2013
4. 'Spirit Of The American Doughboy'
E.M. Viquesney Sculptor
Americus, Georgia.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 5, 2013
5. 'Spirit Of The American Doughboy' Marker
In veteran section of Somerset Cemetery at
Somerset Avenue.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 899 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 14, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
