Vicksburg Warren County Memorial
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Restored World War I memorial to men from Vicksburg and Warren County Mississippi, located on the memorial median of Monroe Street, between South Street and Crawford Street, downtown.
Waymark Code: WMHQBW
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 08/04/2013
Views: 5
Granite slab with two statues.
On the front and back (North and South sides) in the inscription
"Vicksburg Warren County Memorial
Let us hold in honored memory those who died for their country in the World War 1917-1918"
The shaft is mostly unadorned, except for a Caduceus (twin entwined snakes and a winged staff) on the north side, and a biplane on the top and crossed cannons on the bottom of the south side.
On the eastern side of the monument is the statue of a sailor in uniform. On the western side is a soldier in full uniform holding a Springfield rifle in front of him.
The monument was restored in 2005 by the Rotary Club. A plaque on the ground on the North side indicates "Restored by the Rotary Club of Vicksburg in commemoration of the centennial observation of Rotary International 2005"
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 01/01/1923
Private or Public Monument?: Government
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Warren Country Memorial Committee
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: North America
Physical Address of Monument:
Monroe Street b/t South Street and Crawford St.
Vicksburg, MS United States
39180
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