Montgomery in Montgomery County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

World War I Memorial

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 2, 2014

1. World War I Memorial Marker

Inscription.
This memorial was dedicated on April
6, 1918. After a parade through downtown
Montgomery by 30,000 predominately
Ohio troops stationed at nearby Camp
Sheridan. The original flagpole was
purchased with the contributions of the
school children of Alabama. The addition
of the flags of the fifty states of the
union gives added significance to this
memorial to the heroes from Alabama who
along with patriots from other states
have paid the supreme sacrifice in
defense of our country

Albert P. Brewer
Governor of Alabama
1969

Erected 1969.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.

Location. 32° 22.624′ N, 86° 18.027′ W. Memorial is in Montgomery, Alabama, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from the intersection of Washington Avenue and South Union Street. Located on the south side of the State Capitol building. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 681 Washington Avenue, Montgomery AL 36104, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Alabama’s Tri-Counties River

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Region.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

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 markers are within walking distance of this marker: Flagpoles (here, next to this marker); Joseph Lister Hill (a few steps from this marker); The World War Heroes (a few steps from this marker); Alabama Highway Patrol (within shouting distance of this marker); Flame of Freedom (within shouting distance of this marker); To the Memory of General Marquis De La Fayette (within shouting distance of this marker); James Marion Sims (within shouting distance of this marker); South East Asia Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montgomery.

World War I Memorial Area image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 2, 2014

2. World War I Memorial Area

World War I Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 2, 2014

3. World War I Memorial

Flag Pole Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, October 11, 2013

4. Flag Pole Marker

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, October 11, 2013

5. Flag Pole Marker

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, October 11, 2013

6. Flag Pole Marker

Additional info about flagpoles. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 2, 2014

7. Additional info about flagpoles.

Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, July 8, 2011

8. World War I Memorial Marker

Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, July 8, 2011

9. World War I Memorial Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 880 times since then and 13 times this year. Last updated on September 22, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 2, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 14, 2013, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 7. submitted on June 2, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 8, 9. submitted on August 15, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee.