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Veterans Memorials in Fort Worth, TX

War memorials, monuments and veterans halls near you, with the names, the wars and the stories they were built to keep.

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History books cover the big events in a chapter each. The places those events touched are scattered across counties like this one. Fort Worth is one of the cities the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, TX metro area is officially named after.

On the record near Fort Worth, TX

The 12 nearest

29 listed sites on the record match veterans memorials within 300 miles of Fort Worth, TX, out of 99 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles.

  1. American Legion Hut200 miles from the center of Fort Worth · Building · Edmond · listed 1993National Register of Historic Places
  2. Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium209 miles from the center of Fort Worth · Building · Shreveport · listed 1991National Register of Historic Places
  3. Caddo Parish Confederate Monument209 miles from the center of Fort Worth · Object · Pleasant Hill · listed 2014National Register of Historic Places
  4. Haygood-Shephard American Legion Post 103214 miles from the center of Fort Worth · Building · Okmulgee · listed 2025National Register of Historic Places
  5. Confederate Memorial Museum216 miles from the center of Fort Worth · Colorado CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
  6. Old Water Tower <!-- Same as Confederate Memorial Museum -->216 miles from the center of Fort Worth · Colorado CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
  7. Nashville American Legion Building217 miles from the center of Fort Worth · Building · Nashville · listed 1990National Register of Historic Places
  8. Kingfisher Memorial Hall217 miles from the center of Fort Worth · Building · Kingfisher · listed 2006National Register of Historic Places
  9. Washington Confederate Monument222 miles from the center of Fort Worth · Object · Washington · listed 1996National Register of Historic Places
  10. Cushing American Legion Building225 miles from the center of Fort Worth · Building · Cushing · listed 2003National Register of Historic Places
  11. Pioneer Memorial Building (Hank Smith House)234 miles from the center of Fort Worth · Crosby CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
  12. Mason Memorial Building237 miles from the center of Fort Worth · Garza CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark

Distances are straight-line from the center of Fort Worth, TX. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Veterans Memorials in Fort Worth, step by step

  1. 1

    Read the short history of the period for this area

  2. 2

    Open the map filtered to the sites from that chapter

  3. 3

    Visit the nearest site and read its full record

  4. 4

    Ask what the marker leaves out and look for the rest

  5. 5

    Add the site to a route that follows the period in order

What people in Fort Worth, TX ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Fort Worth, TX?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are the hard parts of this history included?

Yes. The record is shown as published, and the stories behind the markers include what happened, who it happened to, and how it was remembered. Leaving the hard parts out would make the stop less worth the trip.

Why are there so many of these sites near Fort Worth, TX?

Most areas have more than people expect, because the registers list every surviving building and site tied to a period, not just the famous ones. The list on this page shows exactly what is on the record nearby.

How a visit works in Fort Worth

  1. Step 1

    Find the place

    Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Fort Worth, TX the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.

  2. Step 2

    Read the story

    The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.

  3. Step 3

    Get there under your own power

    Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Fort Worth, TX are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.

  4. Step 4

    Collect it and come back

    Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.

The rules that make it work

The record comes first

Every site on these pages comes from a published register or marker program, with its source named. Nothing is listed that is not on the record.

Read the whole story

A marker is a few lines on a post. The story behind it is longer, and it includes the hard parts. Both are worth the stop.

Movement makes it stick

People remember the places they walked to. A route through five markers teaches more than fifty marker pages read on a couch.

Local beats famous

The marker two streets over usually has a better story than the one in the guidebook, and nobody else is standing in front of it.

Respect the ground

Many sites are private homes, working churches or cemeteries. View from the public way, follow posted hours, and leave it as you found it.

Every visitor can improve it

Markers go missing, get moved, or carry mistakes. A photo or a location fix from the person standing there is how the record stays right.

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