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Source:  All War Mothers of Iredell County, Statesville. Photo by Rusty Long

  • Monument Name

    All War Mothers of Iredell County, Statesville

  • Type

    Marker

    Flagpole

  • Subjects

    Women Monuments

  • City

    Statesville

  • County

    Iredell

  • Description

    The War Mothers marker is a rusticated granite block several feet tall with a slightly rounded top. Inset into the block is a simple rectangular bronze tablet. The marker denotes the dedication of the flagpole that stands directly behind.

    Images: View from sidewalk

  • Inscription

    PRESENTED BY / IREDELL COUNTY / THROUGH / HURST TURNER POST NO65 / AMERICAN LEGION / IN HONOR OF /ALL WAR MOTHERS / OF / IREDELL COUNTY / MOTHERS DAY / MAY 1945

  • Custodian

    Iredell County

  • Dedication Date

    May 12, 1945

  • Decade

    1940s

  • Geographic Coordinates

    35.783810 , -80.887920 View in Geobrowsemap pin

  • Supporting Sources

      “Court House Flag Pole Now Ready,” Statesville Record And Landmark (Statesville, NC), May 9, 1945

      “Flag Raised at Court House in Brief Ceremony,” Statesville Record And Landmark (Statesville, NC), May 14, 1945

  • Public Site

    Yes

  • Materials & Techniques

    Granite, bronze, steel flagpole

  • Sponsors

    Hurst Turner Post Number 65, American Legion

  • Monument Dedication and Unveiling

    The flag pole was dedicated by an American Flag being raised to full mast in honor of the War Mothers of Iredell County and then lowered to half-staff in memory of the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Roy L. McMillan of Raleigh gave a brief address giving honor to mothers whose sons fought in World War Two.

  • Location

    The marker and flagpole stand on the front lawn of the historic Iredell County Courthouse at Court Street and South Center Street in Statesville, NC. The marker and flagpole are near the sidewalk directly in front of the Iredell County Confederate Monument. The United Spanish War Veterans Memorial stands to the left.

  • Landscape

    All memorials stand on the well-maintained courthouse lawn, surrounded by mature shady trees.

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