Wilkes County WWI Memorial

Wilkes County WWI Memorial
The Wilkes County Memorial Avenue Monument stands about fourteen feet tall on a sidewalk corner at the intersection of D Street and Ninth Street (Memorial Avenue). This stone marker has a large rectangular base, with an obelisk shape making up the top portion of the monument. The original bronze plaque on the top portion of the monument faces Ninth Street (Memorial Avenue), with a list of fifty-one Wilkes County veterans who gave their lives in World War I. A second plaque was later added in 2000 to the opposite face of the monument, with a corrected list of fifty-five names of Wilkes County World War I veterans.

Installation Date:

11 Nov 1920

Organization Responsible for Installation:

Civic League of North Wilkesboro, NC

Memorial War Era(s):

  • WWI

Memorial Condition:

Good

Website:

http://docsouth.unc.edu/commland/monument/580

Location:

The marker stands on a corner at the intersection of Ninth Street (Memorial Avenue) and D Street in North Wilkesboro, NC.