Glen Allen in Henrico County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
American Legion Post 244
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, December 10, 2009
1. American Legion Post 244 Marker
Inscription.
American Legion Post 244. . World War I and II veterans organized the Glen Allen American Legion Post 244 in 1946. Sheppard Crump, a member of the First Caucus of the American Legion and later the Adjutant General of Virginia was the first Commander. Dr. Alexander McLeod, World War I veteran and legionnaire, donated the land to build the Post. The first Post shared a steel Quonset Hut structure with the National Guard built from state and private funds in 1949. It burned in 1962. This brick structure replaced it later in the year.
World War I and II veterans organized the Glen Allen American Legion Post 244 in 1946. Sheppard Crump, a member of the First Caucus of the American Legion and later the Adjutant General of Virginia was the first Commander. Dr. Alexander McLeod, World War I veteran and legionnaire, donated the land to build the Post. The first Post shared a steel Quonset Hut structure with the National Guard built from state and private funds in 1949. It burned in 1962. This brick structure replaced it later in the year.
Erected 1996 by County of Henrico. (Marker Number HC-5.)
Location. 37° 39.525′ N, 77° 29.854′ W. Marker is in Glen Allen, Virginia, in Henrico County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Indale Road and Winston Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2522 Indale Road, Glen Allen VA 23060, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Walkerton (approx. half a mile away); Forest Lodge Belvedere (approx. half a mile away); Forest Lodge (approx. half a mile away); John Cussons (approx. 0.6 miles
Also see . . . The American Legion. (Submitted on December 11, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, December 10, 2009
2. American Legion Post 244
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, December 10, 2009
3. American Legion Post 244
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, December 10, 2009
4. In memory of our departed comrades. Glen Allen Post 244
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