Near Diksmuidseweg (National Route 313) at Nordorring.
Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae (1872 - 1918)
En 1915, près des tranchées du saillant d'Ypres, John McCrae composa In Flanders Fields, l'un des plus célèbres poèmes de la Première Guerre mondiale. Né à Guelph, en Ontario, John . . . — — Map (db m265705) WM
Near Diksmuidseweg (National Route 369) at Noorderring.
[Nederland]
De Canadese majoor, later luitenant-kolonel, John McCrae schreef op 2/3 mei 1915 in deze omgeving zijn beroemde gedicht "In Flanders Fields".
Zijn medische hulppost', zag er toen helemaal anders uit. McCrae beschikte in de . . . — — Map (db m265451) HM
On National Route 369 at Noorderring (National Route 38), on the right when traveling north on National Route 369.
Until April 1915 the canal bank at this point was more than 6 kilometres behind the front line. After the gas attack on 22 April 1915, this line moved forward to Boezinge. During the Second Battle of Ieper the canal bank was defended by the 1st . . . — — Map (db m262250) HM
On East State Avenue (Route 7) 0.1 miles west of East High Street, on the right when traveling east.
In Flander's Field
by John McCrae
In Flander's fields the poppies blow,
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky,
The larks, still bravely singing, fly,
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We . . . — — Map (db m152727) HM WM
Near Lieutenant Billy Webb Avenue 0.2 miles north of Cook Street.
Since World War I, the poppy has stood as a symbol of remembrance and pledge to never forget all who have fallen in war and military operations. Prior to World War I, few poppies grew in the fields of Flanders which were located in Belgium and . . . — — Map (db m210298) HM
On Brugseweg (National Route 313) at Zonnebekestraat, on the left when traveling south on Brugseweg.
In their first major engagement of the Great War, Canadian soldiers gained international recognition for their courageous and determined defence of Allied positions in the Ypres Salient. They faced overwhelming odds, including the first large scale . . . — — Map (db m261449) HM WM
Near Diksmuidseweg (National Route 369) north of Noorderring.
In Flanders Fields
In Flanders fields, the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short . . . — — Map (db m265450) HM WM
On North Fair Street at St. Lawrence Street on North Fair Street.
In Flanders Fields John McCrae, 1872-1918 In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place, and in the sky, The larks, still bravely singing, fly, Scarce heard amid the guns below. . . . — — Map (db m187566) HM
On State Street at Rutledge Street, on the right when traveling north on State Street.
Erected by the Rural School Children of Woodson County in honor of the Woodson County Boys who entered the World War and in memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice
To you, from failing hands,
We throw the torch --
Be yours to hold . . . — — Map (db m55982) WM
On Georgia Route 83 at Moina Michael Road, on the right when traveling west on Georgia Route 83.
Moina Michael, educator, patriot, and internationally known as “The Poppy Lady,” was born near here August 15, 1869. A granite boulder marks her birthplace. She received her early education at Braswell Academy and at Martin Institute, Jefferson, . . . — — Map (db m19827) HM
On King Street West (County Highway 2) at Main Street, on the left when traveling east on King Street West.
Dedicated to All Veterans
Past, Present, and Future
The Little Park With A Big Heart
Authentic Corn Poppies from Flanders Fields
[In Flanders Fields]
[John McCrae - 1872-1918]
In Flanders fields . . . — — Map (db m207419) WM
On Chestnut Street 0.1 miles north of Dawson Drive when traveling north.
Dedicated Veterans Day Celebration Nov. 11, 2014
The Honorable Ike Skelton
U.S. Congressman (1977-2011)
In Flanders Fields
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky . . . — — Map (db m169384) WM
On Hog Mountain Road, on the right when traveling west.
World War I
Killed in Action
PVT Dilmus Brown• PVT Fred Foster•
PVT Edgar Coots• PVT Willie H. Davis•
PVT Lewis S. Fields• PVT Manus Sanders•
PVT Andrew Jacks• PVT Lincoln Jackson•
PVT Pencila W. Thomas
In Flanders Fields by John . . . — — Map (db m207880) WM
Near Interstate 70 1.7 miles west of Ohio Route 56, on the right when traveling east.
The Great War
2018 marks the centennial end of the Great War (1914-1918), known later as World War I.
The United States entered the war in April 1917 with the first troops arriving in Europe during the late fall of 1917. By the end of . . . — — Map (db m139835) HM
On Victoria Street East (Nova Scotia Route 6) just south of Havelock Street ( Route 2), on the right when traveling south.
Erected by
Senator and Mrs. Curry
in memory of their son
Captain Leon Hall Curry
and his Brothers in Arms
from
Cumberland County
who gave their lives
to their country
in the Great German War
1914 - 1918
[Roll of Honored . . . — — Map (db m108029) WM
On Lincoln Highway (Ohio Route 66) at North Main Street ( Route 66), on the right when traveling east on Lincoln Highway.
Thomas Callahan •
George H. Hemme •
Raymond V. Patton •
Edwin C. Smith •
George J. Nolte •
Clifford Lambert •
Glenn Truesdale •
Claude L. Walterick •
Herman Weaver •
William A. Sheeter •
Ferrell R. Swink
"Their valor shall . . . — — Map (db m166760) WM
"The world must be made safe for democracy"
President Woodrow Wilson
War message to Congress · April 2, 1917
World War I
significantly changed the European map
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June 28, 1914 Assassination of Archduke Franz . . . — — Map (db m215268) HM WM
On Malvern Drive 1 kilometer west of Greenbank Road (County Highway 13), on the left when traveling west.
[Cenotaph]
A Soldier
of the Great War
A Canadian Regiment
Known Unto God
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In Flanders Fields
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
. . . — — Map (db m258451) WM
