NEW HANOVER COUNTY WORLD WAR I MEMORIAL
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Listing Details
Type of Memorial: Bas-Reliefs
Year Dedicated: 1922 RE-DEDICATED 2014
Access: Public
Wars Commemorated: WORLD WAR I
Photograph By: CAPE FEAR MUSEUM
Submitted By: DOCSOUTH.UNC.EDU/COMMLAND/
THE PANEL DEPICTS A FEMALE WARRIOR HOLDING A SHIELD INSCRIBED WITH THE NAMES OF 37 MEN WHO DIED DURING WORLD WAR I. THE WORD “COLORED” IS USED TO SEGREGATE THE NAMES OF THREE AFRICAN AMERICANS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST OF NAMES.
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