Denton County All-War Memorial -- Denton TX
N 33° 12.883 W 097° 07.997
14S E 673969 N 3676643
A new multi-war memorial stands proudly on the southwest corner of the county courthouse grounds in downtown Denton TX
Waymark Code: WMNX4F
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/16/2015
Views: 17
This striking memorial stands on the southwest corner of the Denton County Courthouse grounds.
The memorial is engraved as follows:
[relief of soldiers' belongings and symbolic elements such as anvils and a troop train]
Denton County proudly honors
All those who have given
For their nation in
A time of war
Serving in
The Spanish-American war
World War I
World War II
The Korean War
The Vietnam War
The Persian Gulf War
[relief of soldier's belongings and symbolic elements]
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
The Spanish-American war
World War I
World War II
The Korean War
The Vietnam War
The Persian Gulf War
In Honor Of: veterans of war from 1898-1991
Marker Text:
Denton County proudly honors
All those who have given
For their nation in
A time of war
Serving in
The Spanish-American war
World War I
World War II
The Korean War
The Vietnam War
The Persian Gulf War
Date of dedication: 25 May 1996
Who Put it Here?: Denton County citizens
Description of Memorial:
the Memorial is made up of a bronze relief panel with a red granite insert set in the same kind of limestone as was used on the Denton County courthouse. Red granite pillars frame the Memorial, the same style of pillars as are part of the design of the Denton County courthouse.
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