War Memorial - Healdton, OK
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hamquilter
N 34° 14.003 W 097° 28.807
14S E 639978 N 3789078
This memorial stands in front of the Oil Museum in Healdton.
Waymark Code: WMXJGT
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 01/19/2018
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At 315 E. Main Street, there is a museum dedicated to the history of the Healdton Oilfield which brought prosperity and growth to this part of Oklahoma back in 1913. There are several memorials on the grounds.
This is a large white granite memorial in three sections. The center section is higher and has a large engraving of the U.S. flag. Names of those veterans from the local area who served in wartime are listed. They served during the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, World Wars I and II, Korea, Vietnam and the Persian Gulf.
The dedication reads:
Dedicated
to the
memory and
honor
of our
wartime
veteransFreedom is
not free 
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Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
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In Honor Of: Wartime veterans
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Date of dedication: Not shown
Who Put it Here?: Buck Cantwell and Elaine Scott
Description of Memorial:
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