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| Name | Street Address | City | State | Historical Notes | Additional information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everest, Wesley, Gravesite | 1905 Johnson Road, Strickland-Greenwood Memorial Cemetery | Centralia | WA | Everest was an IWW member lynched by an angry mob for killing an American Legionnaire during 1919 Centralia Armistice Day Riot. Legionnaires were attempting to throw IWW members out of their union hall. Everest killed one soldier while fleeing the hall. | Everest was jailed, but removed during a blackout by an angry mob who hung and shot him at a nearby bridge. Until the 1990s townspeople not discuss his gravesite. In '91 site was approved by National Register of Historic Places. See The Sentinel. |
| Sentinel | Washington Park | Centralia | WA | Commemorates the deaths of 4 American Legionnaires during the Centralia Armistice Day Riot of 1919. They were killed when they attempted to enter a IWW union hall. The "official version" says they were killed for no reason during the parade. | Significant because it represents an effort to present an official version of the Riot (non-union version). Also because sculptor Alonzo Victor Lewis is important in Northwest USA. See: Everest, Wesley, gravesite |
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