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Memorial to WWI War Dead

Athens · Athens-Clarke County

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This granite monument in Oconee Hill Cemetery honors the men of Clarke County who died in World War I, including Allen R. Fleming, whose name the local American Legion post adopted in 1925.

About this site

Memorial to WWI War Dead is a historical marker in Athens, Athens-Clarke County. It is one of 105 historical markers documented in Athens-Clarke County, among 141 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.9500, -83.3709 near Athens. The nearest cataloged historic site is Oconee Hill Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Miss Mildred Lewis Rutherford, Oconee Hill Cemetery, and UGA vs Tennessee.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 33.9500, -83.3709 · Athens, Athens-Clarke County

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