World War Memorial
National Register of Historic Places

World War Memorial

Kimball, McDowell County, West Virginia
Listed
April 8, 1993
Type
Site
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
93000227

About this property

The World War Memorial in Kimball, West Virginia commemorates African Americans who served in World War I. The building sits on a hill in Kimball, a town in McDowell County, West Virginia. Constructed in 1928, the site was the first memorial of African-American veterans in the United States. Many African Americans worked as coalminers in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. As of 1920, McDowell County had the largest population of African Americans in the entire Appalachian region. 1,500 men from the county were among the 400,000 African Americans who volunteered for service during World War I.

Location

Kimball, McDowell County, West Virginia
37.42532, -81.50638

Categories

BLACKARCHITECTURESOCIAL HISTORY
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was World War Memorial listed on the National Register?

World War Memorial was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 8, 1993.

What type of historic resource is World War Memorial?

World War Memorial is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for World War Memorial?

The period of significance for World War Memorial is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1928.

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