World War I Memorial - Fort Scott Downtown Historic District - Fort Scott, Kansas - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings on Waymarking.com

This very striking marble Veterans' Memorial is located on the southeast corner of the Bourbon County Courthouse grounds located at 210 S. National Ave in Fort Scott Kansas. The Memorial honors those Veterans who made the Supreme Sacrifice for their Country. This memorial, topped with an highly stylised art deco eagle, honors World War I and World War II Veterans. Below the eagle are the badges of the infantry, navy and the army air corps.

The memorial has three sections of grey granite resting on a concrete pad. The left section, with a heading :
* 1917 *      World War I     * 1918 *
has a list of veteran's names.

The right section, with a heading:
* 1941 *      World War II     * 1945 *
has a list of veteran's names.

My belief is that these "wings" of the monument were added later than the central portion of the monument.

The central portion is tall and thin, with a very stylized eagle in relief atop the memorial. Three small relief carving representing the Army, Navy, and Air Corps are below the eagle. The insciption reads:

In Honored Memory
Of those from
Bourbon County
Who Gave their
Lives for Freedom.

In Memory of those who Gave
Their Lives that our Nation
Might Live. This Monument
was Erected A.D. 1947 by
Charles W. and Clara N. Bruce.

Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Fort Scott Downtown Historic District Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link] NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): [Web Link] Address: 210 S. National Avenue Fort Scott, Kansas 66701 How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below) Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link]

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