Vernon in Wilbarger County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Wilbarger County WWI Memorial

Spirit of the American Doughboy

— Wilbarger County Remembers —

Wilbarger County WWI Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 22, 2016

1. Wilbarger County WWI Memorial

Inscription.
Front
Wilbarger County
Remembers
This memorial is lovingly
dedicated December 5, 1926
to her valiant sons 1917 — 1918.
We hold them in our grateful
hearts with reverence and
honor forever.

Albert E. Robinson
Grady Miller
Carl Streit
Dewey Lyons
Charles S. McDonald
Robert C. Williams
Malcolm Brooks
Jesse Ashley
Milton Batchelor
George Moseley
M. D. Owen
J. E. Davidson
James W. Findley
Paul Schur
Ernest E. Lewis
Roy B. McClure

Right side
{The Pledge of Allegiance}

Rear
Honoring the Gold Star Mothers
"Spirit of the American Doughboy"
Ernest M. Viquesney, Sculptor
Americus, Georgia

Rededicated Nov. 11, 2011
Doughboy Restoration Committee
Larry Souza, Chairman
Jack Stevens, Sculptor
Smithsonian Art Inventory TX001005

Left side
{The American's Creed}

Erected 1926 by Wilbarger County.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Spirit of the American Doughboy - E. M. Viquesney series list.

Location. 34° 9.18′ N, 99° 17.054′ W. Memorial

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is in Vernon, Texas, in Wilbarger County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Business U.S. 183) and Wilbarger Street (Highway 287), on the right when traveling north on Main Street. Located on the lawn of the Wilbarger County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1700 Wilbarger Street, Vernon TX 76384, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Big Country.

It is also on the American Great Plains

and specifically on the Southern Plains.

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 Comanchería,

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: Early Wilbarger County (here, next to this marker); Napoleon 12 Pounder Bronze Field Gun Model 1857 (here, next to this marker); Vernon Texas Confederate Monument (here, next to this marker); Wilbarger County Centennial Time Capsule (here, next to this marker);

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 22, 2016

2. Wilbarger County WWI Memorial

Wilbarger County Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Vernon Drugstore (within shouting distance of this marker); Thaddeus Edgar Johnson (approx. 0.2 miles away); W. D. Berry Home (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vernon.

More about this memorial. Originally sculpted/erected in 1926. Restoration and rededication in 2011.

Also see . . . The E.M. Viquesney Doughboy Database for Vernon Texas Statue. (Submitted on September 11, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Spirit of the American Doughboy Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 22, 2016

3. Spirit of the American Doughboy Statue

Wide view of Spirit of the American Doughboy Statue. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 22, 2016

4. Wide view of Spirit of the American Doughboy Statue.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 10, 2017. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 575 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 11, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.