Winters in Runnels County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Winters Korean Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Duane Hall, April 10, 2015
1. Winters Korean Veterans Memorial Marker
Korean
Veterans
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Korean.
Location. 31° 58.156′ N, 99° 57.537′ W. Memorial is in Winters, Texas, in Runnels County. It can be reached from the intersection of N. Rogers Street and Novice Road (Farm to Market Road 1770). Marker is located near the main entrance to Ted Meyers Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Winters TX 79567, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Big Country. 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 New Spain, the Comancherνa, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Winters Brass Band (approx. 0.3 miles away); Winters FFA Chapter (approx. 0.4 miles away); Robert Cooke, M.D. (approx. 0.4 miles away); Old Cotton Oil Mill (approx. 0.4 miles away); Blue Gap Post Office (approx. 0.8 miles away); Winters (approx. 0.8 miles away); Winters Public Library (approx. 0.8 miles away); Winters Lodge No. 743, A.F. & A.M. (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winters.
More about this memorial. On the two sides of the marker are embedded medallions for the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States and for the Ladies Auxiliary V.F.W. On the top of the marker is a medallion for The Liberty Tree, a tree memorial program of the V.F.W.
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1. Roger Hornsby
Near the marker and at the entrance to the park is a sign proclaiming Winters as the birthplace of Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Roger Hornsby.
— Submitted April 22, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.
Photographed by Duane Hall, April 10, 2015
2. Winters Korean Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Duane Hall, April 10, 2015
3. Winters Korean Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Duane Hall, April 10, 2015
4. Roger Hornsby Birthplace Sign
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 534 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 22, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.
