Fort Jones in Siskiyou County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

World Wars Memorial

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, October 23, 2013

1. World Wars Memorial Marker

Inscription. To the memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice for out county in the World Wars

World War I

Ed Del Ray • Maud Evans • Perry Harris • George V. Mathews • Leonard Schull • William A. Sheffield • Hallett Smith • Joe Silva • Frank J. Terra • Charles Leo Wayne

World War II

William H Besoain • Arthur Case • Norman H. Eastlick • James J. Mathews • Jack Norris • Donald H. Pinkerton • Eugene Rivallier

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

Location. 41° 36.424′ N, 122° 50.39′ W. Memorial is in Fort Jones, California, in Siskiyou County. It is at the intersection of Eastside Road and Sterling Street, on the left when traveling south on Eastside Road. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 11975 Eastside Road, Fort Jones CA 96032, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on California’s Modoc Plateau,

in the Shasta Cascade,

and in the Klamath Mountains.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and specifically in the Pacific Northwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Cascade Range,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fort Jones War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Fort Jones (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); “Fort Jones House” (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Fort Jones (approx. 0.8 miles away); Sgt. James Bryan (approx. one mile

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away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Meamber School (approx. 6.2 miles away); Robbers Rock (approx. 7.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Jones.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Deadwood (was approx. 7.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, October 23, 2013

2. World Wars Memorial Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 516 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 17, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.