Effingham County Veterans Memorial Marker

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Springfield in Effingham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Effingham County Veterans Memorial

By Mike Stroud, April 2008

1. Effingham County Veterans Memorial Marker

Backround includes the Effingham County Confederate Memorial

Inscription. [Front]: In grateful memory of those from Effingham County who made the supreme sacrifice in the service of our country that freedom might live and grow and increase its blessings

[Along the base of the memorial are the seals for each military service, in the following order: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps

[Back]: Spanish American War
World War I
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
U.S.A. Bicentennial

[The back, lower left panel is inscribed]:
At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them.

[The back, lower right panel is inscribed]:
Duty, Honor, Country, Well Done, Be Thou At Peace.

Erected 1976 by Effingham County, Georgia.

Location. 32° 22.394′ N, 81° 18.857′ W. Marker is in Springfield, Georgia, in Effingham County. Marker is on N Pine St, on the left when traveling south. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Springfield GA 31329, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Confederate Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Effingham County (about 400 feet away, in a direct line); Sherman's Left Wing (approx. half a mile away); Effingham County Methodist Camp Ground (approx. 1.4 miles away); Old Ebenezer (approx. 3.3 miles away); Jerusalem (Ebenezer) Church (approx. 4.2 miles away); Bethany (approx. 4.8 miles away); Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Normal and Industrial Institute (approx. 5.4 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Springfield.

By Mike Stroud, April 2008

2. Effingham County Veterans Memorial Marker

Credits. This page originally submitted on May 15, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,133 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 15, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.