Marker Details

World War I Honor Roll

392 Allen Parkway at Bagby

Houston , 77002

Notes:

Bronze plaque mounted on granite monument, 200 names listed; 168 of these names can be found in the publication "Houston's Part in the World War" by Mrs. W. M. Baines, pages 26-29; War Mothers Association & roster pages 11-14; bottom row on plaques not in alphabetical order, 4 names not listed in the Chronicle list; "Teich Monument Works Llano Tex." chiseled into stone on south side of base, Frank Teich opened this company in 1901, he also did base of Sam Houston monument in Hermann Park

Directions: On east side of plaza outside the Heritage Society Museum & Tearoom

Key Time Period: 1893 - 1919 City Beautiful - WW I

Corretions/New Research:

Marker Text: Honor Roll

Erected in Memory of our Harris County Men who Died in the World War for Liberty 1914 - 1918

(200 names are listed in four columns)

Let This War End All Wars - Liberty is Not Enough - Then These Boys Will Not Have Died in Vain.

War Mothers

Marker Type: Monument with Plaque

Historical Org: War Mothers Association

Key Map Information: 493 L

GPS Coordinates: 29 45.549, 95 22.278

Precinct No: 1

Marker No: 00232