101 Memorial

101 Memorial (HM2KF2)

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N 34° 46.228', W 87° 40.56'

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World War I

Dedicated to Civilian defense workers in critical industry for the war. US Army directed construction and production via Air Nitrate Corp. Army Projects here in 1917-1918 required 20,000 workers recruited from across the USA. The great flu-pandemic of 1918 caused many deaths. 101 workers were buried at this site in 1918-1919.
Deaths of those buried here are estimated as 90% from flu and 10% from industrial accidents. About 1000 died on these projects as part of some 2000 deaths across the Shoals Area Communities. Many of those who died during this period were sent back to hometown across American by train. Of this workforce, about 30% were African-American and there was an uncounted number of Mexicans and Cuban workers too.
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HM NumberHM2KF2
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Year Placed2018
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Date Added Friday, September 6th, 2019 at 2:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 438141 N 3847797
Decimal Degrees34.77046667, -87.67600000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 46.228', W 87° 40.56'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 46' 13.68" N, 87° 40' 33.6" W
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