World War I Monument - Veterans Memorial Park - Medford, Oregon
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A World War I monument within Veterans Memorial Park
Waymark Code: WM2D7A
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 10/14/2007
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The Veterans Memorial Park is located on property adjacent to the Medford Veterans Memorial Armory on South Pacific Highway. A hotel is also nearby. Within the park is a monument to veterans of World War I, erected in 1966. The text of the monument reads:
THE VETERANS OF WORLD WAR I
BARRACKS 540 AND AUXILIARY
DEDICATE THIS MEMORIAL TO THE MEMORY OF
THE JACKSON COUNTY MEN AND WOMEN
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN WORLD WAR I
EACH ONE OF WHICH IS REPRESENTED BY
A TREE PLANTED IN THIS PARK
ERECTED 1966 |
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Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 08/14/1966
Private or Public Monument?: Other
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: The Veterans of WWI Barracks 540 and Auxiliary
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: North America
Website for this Monument: [Web Link]
Physical Address of Monument:
S. Pacific Hwy (Hwy 99) and Stewart Avenue
Medford, OR USA
97501
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