Charles Town in Jefferson County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

In Memoriam

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 11, 2020

1. In Memoriam Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to the memory of men and women who served in the Armed Forces of our country.

Erected 1966 by Jackson-Perks American Legion Post 71 and Auxiliary.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 39° 17.388′ N, 77° 51.24′ W. Memorial is in Charles Town, West Virginia, in Jefferson County. It is at the intersection of Seminary Street and Congress Street, on the left when traveling south on Seminary Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Near the NW corner of Edge Hill Cemetery, Charles Town WV 25414, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in the Eastern Panhandle.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in 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

and also the Antebellum South.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Edge Hill Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); The Confederate Dead (a few steps from this marker); Lock Graveyard Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Who Is Buried Here? (within shouting distance of this marker); African American Cemetery Monument (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); An African American Cemetery Reclaimed (about 300 feet away); A Cemetery Disturbed (about 300 feet away); Davenport Brothers Revolutionary War Memorial (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charles Town.

Another marker is no longer nearby. "Coloured" Grave Yard (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 30, 2017

2. Veterans Memorial

Marker at base of flag pole

Credits. This page was last revised on September 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 387 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 11, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on May 16, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.