Spanish American War Memorial - Wynnewood, OK
Posted by: hamquilter
N 34° 38.575 W 097° 10.157
14S E 667788 N 3834969
Spanish American memorials are rather rare and this was a nice find in Wynnewood.
Waymark Code: WMJBJA
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 10/25/2013
Views: 2
This Spanish American memorial is a white marble stone reminiscent of the headstone used to commemorate these veterans. It is located on the median on Robert S. Kerr Street, alongside a memorial to Vietnam veterans. There are eight veterans from this local area who fought in the Spanish American War.
This memorial is a white marble stone located within a low brick wall. Above the monument fly three flags - the flag of Oklahoma, the current flag of the U.S., and the original 13-star U.S. flag.
The inscription on the monument reads:
Spanish
American
War
1898
William A. Glenn
Henry Stewart
Luco H. Cate
Louis Reynolds
Robert Mitchell
Gus Nelson
Louis B. Arnold
Fred Reynolds
No indication is shown as to who placed this monument, or when.