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Source:  Northampton County War Memorial Plaque, Jackson. Photo by D. Becker Jones

  • Monument Name

    Northampton County War Memorial Plaque, Jackson

  • Type

    Plaque

  • Subjects

    World War I

    World War II

    Korean War, 1950-1953

  • City

    Jackson

  • County

    Northampton

  • Description

    A simple bronze tablet is attached to the wall of the Northampton County library that is dedicated to the memory of those who gave lives for their country in WWI, WWII, and Korean War. The two feet wide by three feet high plaque lists names in relief against a darkened background.

    Images: Northampton Memorial Library

  • Inscription

    IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE / OF THOSE NORTHAMPTONIANS WHO WITH / UNSELFISH DEVOTION TO THEIR COUNTRY / MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE / WHILE SERVING IN THE ARMED SERVICES

    WORLD WAR I / [Left column] BARRETT, WILLIE ROBERT ARMY / BOONE, JACOB O. ARMY / BRACEY, GOODWIN ARMY / BRACEY, HARVIE ARMY / BRITTON, DAVID GORDON ARMY / BRITTON, WILLIAM BRIDGERS ARMY / [Right column] DAVIS, WILLIAM A. ARMY / DREWETT, CHARLES L. ARMY / DREWETT, PAUL ARMY / HOLDER, JOSEPH ARMY / LITTLE, WILLIE LEWIS ARMY / PARKS, EDDIE P. ARMY / [Center bottom] WARRICK, LINWOOD ARMY

    WORLD WAR II & KOREAN / [Left column] ASKEW, WRAY LASSITER ARMY / BARNES, LAURENCE C. ARMY/ BOLTON, WILBUR, JR. NAVY / BOONE, DAVID LAWRENCE ARMY / BOTTOMS, HENRY B. ARMY / BURGESS, JOSEPH E. ARMY / BRIDGERS, WILSON R. ARMY / BRISTOW, JAMES L. ARMY / COX, JIMMIE L. ARMY / DAVIS, DAVID WAVERLY NAVY / DEBERRY, CLINTON P. ARMY / ELLIOTT, ROBERT F. ARMY / [Right column] HOLLINGSWORTH, WILLIAM HARVEY ARMY / LANIER, WILSON J. ARMY / LEWTER, WILLIAM EDGAR MARINE / MCDANIEL, LAWRENCE EDWARD ARMY / NELSON, STANLEY L. ARMY / ODOM, WILLIAM PAUL ARMY / PARKER, ARTHUR REUBEN NAVY / RANSOM, MATT W. III ARMY / RAWLS, WHEELER HOLDEN NAVY / SHAHEEN, JIMMMIE N. ARMY / STEPHENSON, EDWARD VASSER MARINE / SUMNER WINIFRED LEO MERCHANT MARINE / [Center bottom] WHEELER WILLIAM L. ARMY

    ERECTED BY THE NORTHAMPTON COUNTY COMMISSIONER 1961

    Library Dedication Plaque: NORTHAMPTON / MEMORIAL LIBRARY / DEDICATED / TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / FOR THEIR COUNTRY

  • Custodian

    Northampton Memorial Library

  • Dedication Date

    1961

  • Decade

    1960s

  • Geographic Coordinates

    36.389350 , -77.422150 View in Geobrowsemap pin

  • Supporting Sources

      “Northampton Memorial Library Building Plaque B,” The Memorial Day Foundation, www.nationalwarmemorialregistry.org, (accessed January 11, 2023) Link

      “Northampton Memorial Library War Memorial,” The Historical Marker Database, HMdb.org, (accessed January 10, 2023) Link

  • Public Site

    Yes

  • Materials & Techniques

    Bronze

  • Sponsors

    Northampton County Commissioner

  • Location

    The tablet is attached to the left of the main entrance of the Northampton Memorial Library. The library dedication plaque is to the right of the entrance. The library address is 207 W. Jefferson St., Jackson, NC.

  • Landscape

    The Northampton Memorial Library is surrounded by grown shady trees.

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