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Durham County World War I Memorial, photo by Donald Burgess Tilley Jr.

WWI Memorial
Durham
View complete article and references at Commemorative Landscapes of North Carolina at: https://docsouth.unc.edu/commland/monument/52

Description: The shape of the Durham WWI monument is unusual. It is a rectangular monument with curved embellishments on its sides. Near the top of the memorial is a an American flag shield. A palm branch is carved above a list of Durham residents who died during the war.

Inscription:
Front face: DEDICATED / TO THOSE WHO SERVED IN / THE WORLD WAR / 1917-1919 / ROLL OF THE HONORED DEAD / [A list of Durham residents who died during World War I]

Dedication date: November, 1921

Materials & Techniques: Stone.

Sponsor: The Junior Order of United American Mechanics

Landscape: Located in front of the Durham County courthouse, this monument stands next to the Durham County World War II and the Durham County Korea and Vietnam Veterans Monuments.

City: Durham

County: Durham

Subjects: World War I

Latitude: 
35.99408
Longitude: 
-78.89917
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