Lincoln County War Memorial, (sculpture).

Lincoln County War Memorial, (sculpture).

Lail, Jerry, sculptor.

Wiley Brothers, fabricator.

Lincoln County War Memorial, (sculpture).

Dedicated 1983.

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Sculpture: granite; Base: granite.

(Middle stele: approx. 87 x 54 x 12 in.; Base: approx. 17 1/2 x 66 x 8 1/2); (Each flanking stele: approx. 60 x 30 x 10 in.; Base: approx. 17 1/2 x 43 x 8 1/2 in.). (Bench: approx. 21 1/2 x 108 x 28 in.).

(Central stele:) LINCOLN COUNTY/WAR MEMORIAL/(eagle)/WORLD WAR I/(three columns with thirteen names)/WORLD WAR II/(three columns with ninety-four names) (Stele on right:) VIETNAM WAR/(one column with sixteen names) (Stele on left:) KOREAN WAR/(column with eleven names)/GRENADA/JEB FRANKLIN SEAGLE/LEBANON/MICHAEL D. MERCER (On backside edge of bench:) TO HONOR THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR ALL (On front edge of bench:) ERECTED BY CITIZENS OF LINCOLN COUNTY IN 1983/FOR THEIR GOD, THEIR COUNTRY, THEIR FELLOW MAN unsigned

The war memorial is comprised of three steles and a bench with inscription text.

History -- United States -- Military history

History -- United States -- World War II

History -- United States -- World War I

History -- United States -- Vietnam War

History -- United States -- Korean War

History -- United States -- Grenada

Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Lincolnton

Administered by Lincoln County Veterans Council, Lincolnton, North Carolina 28092

Located Lincoln County Courthouse, Town square, Court Street, Highway 27, Lincolnton, North Carolina

Dedicated to those who died in service to their country during the First and Second World Wars, the Korean and Vietnam War, and in Grenada and Lebanon. Erected by the citizens of Lincoln County. The memorial cost $5,100. IAS files contain transcription of names on slabs.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Carolina survey, 1994.

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