Downtown in Raleigh in Wake County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Seaboard Air Line Railroad WWII Memorial
the more than three thousand four hundred employees of the
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
who served in the Armed Forces of their country in World War II
and to the imperishable memory of those who died in that conflict Hereon are inscribed the names of those
who gave their lives in defense of freedom, justice and right
A.D. Abbott, Jr. W.M. Achord K.W. Alexander G.L. Allen J.D. Anderson J.B. Baltzegar R.V. Bennett, Jr. C.B. Beville E.O. Billingsley R.M. Brown Melvin J. Burch J.E. Coleman H.R. Cornelius, Jr. L.S. Cox T.M. Craig, Jr. W.E. Downing W.C. Driggers F.A.B. Echols G.G. Emery, Jr. C.N. Franklin J.P. Gray J.S. Groom, Jr. T.R. Hancock, Jr. C.G. Harrell F.B. Huggins W.S. Huntley C.J. Ivey A.J. Jordan A.J. Kitz H.S. Larkin A.E. Lassiter G.B. Lassiter R.E. Leahy Manuel Leak J.N. Lewter T.W. Long, Jr. H. McAllister E.A. McCain C.H. McCranie W.L. Mathis, Jr. P.C. Michaux W.E. Mitchell J.R. Montgomery R.F. Morrison J.D. Murray R.S. Newsome A.P. Oliver J.H. Palmer, Jr. Martinus Powell A.W. Rahn C.H. Risher W.C. Robson L.R. Simmons W.B. Slaughter J.M. Sweatt A.T. Thompson, Jr. J.H. Toomer R.V. Tuttle G.I. Waters P.W. Wheeler L.S. White J.S. Whitehurst, Jr. J.M. Wimberly R.C. Wolford A.M. Wood E.W. Wood B.K. Wren
“On fames eternal camping-ground their silent tents are spread”
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • War, World II.
Location. 35° 47.134′ N, 78° 38.408′ W. Marker is in Raleigh, North Carolina, in Wake County. It is in Downtown. Memorial is on North Salisbury Street, 0.2 miles south of West Peace Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 413 N Salisbury St, Raleigh NC 27603, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. W. N. H. Smith (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Artificial Limbs (about 800 feet away); Raleigh and Gaston Railroad (approx. 0.2 miles away); Henry Clay Oak (approx. 0.2 miles away); Peace College (approx. 0.2 miles away); N.C. State Museum of Natural Sciences (approx. 0.2 miles away); Alexander B. Andrews (approx. Ό mile away); Fannie E. S. Heck (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Raleigh.
Also see . . . Seaboard Air Line Railroad. (Submitted on May 25, 2016, by Destiny Branch of Raleigh, North Carolina.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2016, by Destiny Branch of Raleigh, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 306 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 23, 2016, by Destiny Branch of Raleigh, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.