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Historic Sites of the World War I
(1914-1918)
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About the World War I
World War I (1914–1918) was a global conflict between the Allied powers and the Central Powers, triggered by a Balkan crisis amid longstanding rivalries and military alliances. Industrial warfare, mass mobilization, and fighting across multiple fronts caused immense destruction. Allied victory contributed to the collapse of major empires and a series of settlements that redrew borders and created new states.
Geography of the World War I
The principal European fronts stretched through France and Belgium in the west and across eastern Europe between the Baltic and Black seas. Other major theaters included the Italian Alps, the Balkans, the Caucasus, the Ottoman Middle East, and Gallipoli. Campaigns also took place in Africa, Asia, and the Pacific, while naval warfare extended across major oceans. Trenches, mountain barriers, railway networks, and control of sea routes shaped the conflict's different theaters.
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Palace of Versailles
Place d'Armes, Versailles, Île-de-France 78000, France
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Eiffel Tower
5 Avenue Anatole France, Paris, Île-de-France 75007, France
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Arc de Triomphe
Place Charles de Gaulle, Paris, Île-de-France 75008, France
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Basilique du Sacré-Cœur
35 Rue du Chevalier de la Barre, 75018 Paris, France
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Dolmabahçe Palace
Dolmabahçe Cd., Vişnezade, Istanbul, Istanbul 34357, Turkey
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Wadi Rum
Wadi Rum Road, Wadi Rum Village, Aqaba Governorate, Jordan
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National Naval Aviation Museum (NAS Pensacola)
1750 Radford Blvd, Pensacola, FL 32508, USA
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Verdun Battlefield & Memorial
1 Avenue du Corps Européen, 55101 Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France
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Reims Cathedral (Notre-Dame de Reims)
Place du Cardinal Luçon, Reims, Grand Est, 51100, France
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Bran Castle
Str. General Traian Moșoiu 24, Bran, Brașov County 507025, Romania
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Sumela Monastery
Trabzon, Turkey
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Château de Chenonceau
Rue du Château, Chenonceaux, Centre-Val de Loire 37150, France
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Amiens Cathedral
Rue du Hocquet, Amiens, Hauts-de-France, 80000, France
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Vimy Ridge Memorial
Vimy, France
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Musée de l'Orangerie
Quai des Tuileries, Paris, Ile-de-France, 75001, France
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Fort Rodd Hill & Fisgard Lighthouse
Parade Ground, Colwood, British Columbia V9A 3R0, Canada
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Christiansted National Historic Site
Hospital Street, Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands 00824, United States
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Whitby Abbey, North Yorkshire
Whitby Abbey, Whitby, North Yorkshire, England
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Achilleion Palace
Corfu, Greece
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St Kilda
St Kilda, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Bethune Memorial House National Historic Site
235 John Street North, Gravenhurst, Ontario P1P 1G4, Canada
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Togo National Museum (Assiyéyé Palace)
Rue des Congrès de Lomé, Lomé, Maritime Region, Togo
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Fort Worth Stockyards Historic District
131 E Exchange Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76164
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Hedingham Castle, Essex
Hedingham Castle, Castle Hedingham, Essex, England
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Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site
12138 4th Avenue, Richmond, British Columbia V7E 3J1, Canada
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Peleș Castle
Str. Pelesului 2, Sinaia, Prahova County 106100, Romania
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Colmar Old Town
Colmar, France
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Blackness Castle
St Ninians Way, Blackness, Scotland EH49 7NF, United Kingdom
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Jerome Historic District
Main St, Jerome, AZ 86331
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A. & M. College of Texas World War Memorial
636 Lubbock St, College Station, TX, 77840, USA
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Cave and Basin National Historic Site
311 Cave Avenue, Banff, Alberta T1L 1K2, Canada
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Vittoriano and Palazzo Venezia
Scala dell'Arce Capitolina, Rome, Lazio 00187, Italy
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Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village
Yellowhead Highway, near Edmonton, Alberta T8N 7V2, Canada
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Castello del Buonconsiglio
Via Torre D'Augusto, Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige 38122, Italy
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Bodmin Jail
Berrycoombe Rd, Bodmin, England PL31 2NR
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Scarborough Castle, North Yorkshire
Scarborough Castle, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England
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The Lost Gardens of Heligan
Pentewan, St Austell, England PL26 6EN
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Richmond Castle, North Yorkshire
Richmond Castle, Richmond, North Yorkshire, England
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Aného
former German colonial capital, Togo
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Artillery Park Heritage Site
2 Rue D'Auteuil, Québec City, Quebec G1R 3S5, Canada
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J.V. "Pinky" Wilson
475 Short St, College Station, TX, 77840, USA
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Franklin Cemetery
804 Owensville St., Franklin, TX, USA
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Aggies in World War I
471 Houston St, College Station, TX, 77843, USA
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Washington County Veterans of WWI
Ewing Street, Brenham, TX 77833, USA
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Mayer Cemetery
10100 Mayer Cemetery Road, Burton, TX, USA
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St. Louis Cemetery
CR 103, Iola, TX, USA
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Fuqua Family Cemetery
highway 149 east four miles turn left on hiway 3090 go 1and 1/2 mile on the left cemetery road, Anderson, TX, USA
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St. John's United Church of Christ Cemetery
Old Mill Creek Rd., Burton, TX, USA
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Apolonia Cemetery
CR 214, Anderson, TX, USA
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Zion Cemetery
CR 108, Iola, TX, USA
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Courtney Cemetery
from Navasota take SH 6 S approximately 9 miles to FM 2; then W on FM 2 approximately 1.2 miles to CR 327; then W on CR 327 approximately .3 miles., Navasota, TX, USA
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Earl Graham Post 159
101 Waco St, Bryan, TX, 77803, USA
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The Brenham Maifest
100 E. Main St., Brenham, TX, USA
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White Hall School
FM 362, Navasota, TX, USA
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Hart Hall
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843
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Milas Roberson "Burney" Parker
Prairie Lea Cemetery, Prairie Lea and 6th Sts., marker in SW corner of cemetery, Brenham., Brenham, TX, USA
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Texas AMC and WWI
377 Houston St, College Station, TX, 77843, USA
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Map of Historic Sites of World War I
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