Guernsey in Platte County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)
Guernsey War Memorial
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 23, 2014
1. Guernsey War Memorial Marker
Simeon Albert Edgar A . Beal Arthur L. Birieffi Joseph N. Bowman Frank L. Covington Marvin Holcomb Leland L. Lane Charles M. Mathews Milton A. Patterson Gerald W. Sharp Roy Ross Stratton James Beryl Thompson Jack A. Webb Jim F. Webb
Erected by Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, Lake Guernsey Post No. 4471.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 42° 16.181′ N, 104° 44.424′ W. Memorial is in Guernsey, Wyoming, in Platte County. It is at the intersection of East Whalen Street (U.S. 26) and South Dakota Avenu on East Whalen Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 133 East Whalen Street, Guernsey WY 82214, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Wyoming’s Laramie Basin and in the Westward Expansion Trails Region. It is also in the American Mountain West, on the Great Plains, and specifically on the High Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Historic Guernsey Area (here, next to this marker); Oregon Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Laramie (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mexican Hill (about 300 feet away); North Platte River (about 300 feet away); Register Cliffs (about 300 feet away); Guernsey Pipeline Station (about 300 feet away); Sand Point (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Guernsey.
this page online
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 23, 2014
2. Guernsey War Memorial Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 21, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 821 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 21, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
