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Merchant Marine Monument

 
 
Merchant Marine Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, March 19, 2017
1. Merchant Marine Monument
Inscription.
In Memory and to Honor
All Men of The Merchant Marine
Lest We Forget
Donated By
The John T. Schmidt Palmetto Mariners
Chapter of South Carolina
In Peace And War
1775
Dedicated 2016

 
Erected 2016 by The John T. Schmidt Palmetto Mariners Chapter of South Carolina.
 
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 33° 39.645′ N, 78° 55.668′ W. Monument is in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, in Horry County. It is at the intersection of Farrow Parkway and South Kings Highway, on the right when traveling north on Farrow Parkway. Located in the Warbird Park next to Myrtle Beach International Airport. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Myrtle Beach SC 29577, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is on South Carolina’s Grand Strand and in the Pee Dee. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Battlefield Cross (here, next to this marker); Forgotten Warriors (here, next to this marker); Empty Chair POW MIA Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Myrtle Beach World War II Memorial (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Myrtle Beach World War II Memorial (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also
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named Myrtle Beach World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Myrtle Beach Air Force Base 1980 - 1990 (within shouting distance of this marker); 354th Tactical Fighter Wing A-7D (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Myrtle Beach.
 
Merchant Marine Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, March 19, 2017
2. Merchant Marine Monument
Merchant Marine Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, March 19, 2017
3. Merchant Marine Monument
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 22, 2017. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 341 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on March 22, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
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