Hemphill County Veterans Monument ~ Canadian, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 35° 54.804 W 100° 22.949
14S E 375260 N 3975226
Built in 1991, with the statue added in 2001; construction still going on for landscaping in 2009 when I visited.
Waymark Code: WMTPNN
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/25/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Norfolk12
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County of Monument: Hemphill County
Monument Committee: Marie Killebrew, Bill Hodges, Rodney Bass, Lee Chumbley
Location of Monument: 5th St. & Main St., NW corner courthouse lawn, Canadian
Statue Sculptor: Marianne Caroselli
Date erected: Monument: Nov. 11, 1991; Statue, 2001

Statue Text:
Commemorating the brave young men of Hemphill County who, responding to duty & honor, paid the ultimate price by sacrificing their lives so their loved ones and neighbors could live free

Monument Text:

HEMPHILL COUNTY
VETERANS MONUMENT
This granite monument stands as a lasting tribute to our service men and woman who helped keep our American way of life

We especially honor these Americans listed below who paid the supreme sacrifice, by giving their lives for our country

[Names on this wall are visible in photo gallery]

Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 11/11/1991

Private or Public Monument?: Government

Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Hemphill County

Geographic Region where the Monument is located: North America

Physical Address of Monument:
5th St. & Main St., Canadian, TX 79014


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