Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepéquez, Guatemala — Central America (Central Highlands)

Walter Williams in Guatemala

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, April 29, 2016

1. Walter Williams in Guatemala Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

El Gobierno de la Republica, en homenaje a la memoria del ciudadano norteamericano
Walter Williams
Presidente de la Universidad de Missouri y fundador de la primera escuela de periodismo y del Congreso de Prensa Mundial, quien con su presencia en la fecha de inauguracion de esta carretera 1925 fraternizo cordialmente las relaciones entre el gran pueblo norteamericano y el nuestro, dispone en reconocimiento a sus meritos designarla con su nombre.

Guatemala, Marzo de 1959.

English translation:
The Government of the Republic, in tribute to the memory of the United States citizen
Walter Williams
President of the University of Missouri and founder of the first school of journalism and of the Press Congress of the World, who with his presence during the inauguration of this road in 1925 strengthened the bonds between the great people of the United States and ours, and in recognition of his merits it is named after him.

Guatemala, March 1959.

Erected 1959.

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in these topic lists: Communications • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.

Location. 14° 32.729′ N, 90° 43.762′ W. Marker is in Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepéquez. Marker is on Carretera a Santa Maria de Jesus, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepéquez 03001, Guatemala. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Hermitage of the Holy Calvary (within shouting distance of this marker); Esquisuchil (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Catholic Church of Santa Ana (approx. half a kilometer away); Home of Brother Pedro (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); J. Adrian Coronado y Polanco (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Don Rafael V. Alvarez Polanco (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); First Location of Olimpia Leal Normal School (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); Friar Augusto Ramírez Monasterio (approx. one kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Antigua Guatemala.

Regarding Walter Williams in Guatemala. Walter Williams, founder of the first school of journalism at the University of Missouri, did visit Guatemala in 1925 as part of a Press Congress of the World meeting. It is not known why this monument was not inaugurated until 1959

Carretera Walter Willians 1925 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, April 29, 2016

2. Carretera Walter Willians 1925

Walter Williams Road 1925

and why his name was misspelled.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, April 29, 2016

3. Walter Williams in Guatemala Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 513 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on August 22, 2023, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 7, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.