Glasgow in Barren County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Barren County Purple Heart Memorial

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 9, 2015

1. Barren County Purple Heart Memorial

Inscription.

This memorial commemorates the sacrifice of those Barren Countians who received the Purple Heart for injury or death as the result of enemy action. They bled and died that we the protected might live in freedom. May we ever be mindful of their legacy.

(Names of Soldiers and Sailors from World War I, World War II, Korea, and Viet Nam)

Erected by The Citizen's Bank and Trust and the New Farmer's National Bank.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Military Order of the Purple Heart series list.

Location. 36° 59.739′ N, 85° 54.77′ W. Memorial is in Glasgow, Kentucky, in Barren County. It can be reached from Race Street south of Main Street. Marker is mounted next to a door on the northwest side of the Barren County Courthouse building. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 208 Courthouse Square, Glasgow KY 42141, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave Country

and in the Pennyroyal Region.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Headquarters Troop, 123rd Cavalry (here, next to this marker); Christmas Mishap (a few steps from this marker); Confederate Congressional Medal of Honour / Barren County CSA Medalists

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(a few steps from this marker); Barren County Revolutionary War Soldiers (a few steps from this marker); Prisoners of War (a few steps from this marker); Morgan in Glasgow (a few steps from this marker); 623rd Field Artillery Battalion (a few steps from this marker); Barren County's Medal of Honor Winners (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Glasgow.

Headquarters Troop, 123rd Cavalry Marker and<br>Barren County Purple Heart Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 9, 2015

2. Headquarters Troop, 123rd Cavalry Marker and
Barren County Purple Heart Memorial

Northwest Side of Barren County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 9, 2015

3. Northwest Side of Barren County Courthouse

Memorial is on right side of door

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 571 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 3, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.