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City Park in Portsmouth, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

A Living Memorial

1941–1945

 
 
A Living Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cynthia L. Clark, February 22, 2017
1. A Living Memorial Marker
Inscription. In honor of those from West Haven, who served in defense of their country and humanity and in cherished memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice during the Second World War.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 36° 50.003′ N, 76° 22.062′ W. Marker is in Portsmouth, Virginia. It is in City Park. Memorial can be reached from Cpl J M Williams Avenue north of Clifford Street. The marker is under a tree in a large open space in the Portsmouth City Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Portsmouth VA 23701, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. General Lafayette Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); V. C. Andrews Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lest We Forget (approx. 0.4 miles away); Craney Island (approx. ¾ mile away); Benedict Arnold at Portsmouth (approx. 2.3 miles away); City of Portsmouth (approx. 2.6 miles away); Mount Calvary Cemetery Complex (approx. 2.6 miles away); Israel Charles Norcom High School (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portsmouth.
 
Also see . . .
1. Portsmouth City Park website. (Submitted on June 14, 2017, by Cynthia L. Clark of Suffolk, Virginia.)
2. WindVisions website for Portsmouth City Park.
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A closeup of A Living Memorial. image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cynthia L. Clark, February 22, 2017
2. A closeup of A Living Memorial.
This view is looking north. image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cynthia L. Clark, February 22, 2017
3. This view is looking north.
This memorial rests at the feet of a large Magnolia tree. The obelisk (right, background) is a Civil War monument that commemorates the battles of Craney Island, 2nd Manassas, Malvern Hill, and Sharpsburg.
A distant view of the memorial. image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cynthia L. Clark, February 22, 2017
4. A distant view of the memorial.
The pyramid (right, far background) is a monument dedication to General LaFayette. Also pictured is the Churchland Bridge on South High Street that crosses the western branch of the Elizabeth River.
City Park of Portsmouth Entrance. image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cynthia L. Clark, February 22, 2017
5. City Park of Portsmouth Entrance.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2017, by Cynthia L. Clark of Suffolk, Virginia. This page has been viewed 315 times since then and 3 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 14, 2017, by Cynthia L. Clark of Suffolk, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.

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