City Park in Portsmouth, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Lest We Forget
Erected 1965 by American Legion Post No. 37.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • Patriots & Patriotism.
Location. 36° 49.667′ N, 76° 22.124′ 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, on the right when traveling north. The monument stands in the section of Olive Branch Cemetery on Clifford Street that is east of Cpl. J. M. Williams Avenue (also known as City Park Avenue). 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. V. C. Andrews Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); A Living Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); General Lafayette Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Craney Island (approx. 1.1 miles away); Dale Point (approx. 2.3 miles away); Mount Calvary Cemetery Complex (approx. 2.6 miles away); Benedict Arnold at Portsmouth (approx. 2.6 miles away); Israel Charles Norcom High School (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portsmouth.
Also see . . .
1. American Legion Post 37 website. (Submitted on August 29, 2017, by Cynthia L. Clark of Suffolk, Virginia.)
2. Lest We Forget (wikipedia.org). (Submitted on August 29, 2017, by Cynthia L. Clark of Suffolk, Virginia.)
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