Near Quantico in Prince William County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Gracias
Photographed By Robert Sites USMC (ret), April 20, 2011
1. Gracias Marker
With the widening of Russell Road the Marker has had a bit of a facelift. New photo shows how it appears as of 2011, at the same location.
Courageous
Puddin
1935 – 1962
Quantico’s Pride
Erected 1962.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Military.
Location. 38° 31.097′ N, 77° 20.696′ W. Marker is near Quantico, Virginia, in Prince William County. Memorial is on Russell Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3500-B Russell Rd, Quantico VA 22134, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Prince William County / Stafford County (approx. 0.8 miles away); Road to Yorktown (approx. 1.4 miles away); America's 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines Battalion (approx. 1˝ miles away); Hotel Company 2nd Battalion 7th Marine Regiment (approx. 1˝ miles away); Second Battalion First Marines Vietnam Memorial (approx. 1˝ miles away); Firefighter Marines 9/11 Memorial (approx. 1˝ miles away); Marines of the 1st 155 Gun Battery SP (approx. 1˝ miles away); The Lieutenants of The Base School Class 3-67 and 41st OCC (approx. 1.6 miles away).
Regarding Gracias. This puzzling monument along Russell Road marks the
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Signs near this marker identify the area as being a Loblolly Pine plantation.
Photographed By Kevin W., October 8, 2007
2. Gracias Marker
Photographed By Kevin W., October 19, 2007
3. Gracias Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,723 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on December 28, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on April 20, 2011, by Robert Sites USMC (ret) of Quantico, Virginia. 2, 3. submitted on October 19, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.
