Nacogdoches County Veteran's Memorial -- Nacogdoches TX, USA
N 31° 36.228 W 094° 39.378
15R E 342874 N 3497711
A dove of peace located on the Nacogdoches County Multi-War Veterans Memorial at the Nacogdoches County Courthouse in downtown Nacogdoches TX
Waymark Code: WMXHVN
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/16/2018
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This respectful redo of the Nacogdoches County Courthouse Plaza includes an expansive Multi-War Memorial consisting of 3 panels of gray granite and, across a wide sidewalk, a veterans wall with specific names of veterans engraved in individual plaques of black granite.
The memorial honors those men and women of Nacogdoches County who served their country in time of war, be it the Republic of Texas, the Confederate States of America, or United States of America.
The memorial text is as follows:
"[L Panel]
Texas Ind.
1835-1836
Mexican War
1846-1848
Civil War
1861-1865
Spanish Amer.
1898-1902
[Central Panel]
[3 crossed rifles ]
Dedicated to those who served their country in its' time of need
[dove of peace]
[Bronze seals of the 5 branches of the US military]
[R panel]
W.W.I
1917-1918
W.W.II
1941-1945
Korea
1950-1954
Vietnam
1964-1975
Persian Gulf
1990-1991"
Kind of dove: Dove with olive branch
Used material for the dove: Other (explanation in the long description)
Address:
South street/US 59 Bus/SH 7 at W Main Street/SH 21/El Camino REal
Nacogdoches, TX
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