City Park in Portsmouth, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Lest We Forget

Photographed by Cynthia L. Clark, June 21, 2017

1. Lest We Forget Monument

Inscription. Dedicated to the honor and glory of all veterans of all wars who have nobly served their country and who by offering their last full measure of devotion, have purchased freedom for our beloved nation.

Erected 1965 by American Legion Post No. 37.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • Patriots & Patriotism.

Location. 36° 49.667′ N, 76° 22.124′ W. Memorial is in Portsmouth, Virginia. It is in City Park. It can be reached from Cpl J M Williams Avenue north of Clifford Street, on the right when traveling north. The monument stands in the section of Olive Branch Cemetery on Clifford Street that is east of Cpl. J. M. Williams Avenue (also known as City Park Avenue). Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Portsmouth VA 23701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Virginia’s Hampton Roads,

specifically in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard.

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: V. C. Andrews Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); A Living Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Portsmouth Light Artillery Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); General Lafayette Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dale Point (approx. 1.1 miles away); Craney Island (approx. 1.1 miles away); Sailors and Marines Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); Portsmouth* Gothic (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portsmouth.

Also see . . .
1. American Legion Post 37 website. (Submitted on August 29, 2017, by Cynthia L. Clark of Suffolk, Virginia.)
2. Lest We Forget (wikipedia.org). (Submitted on August 29, 2017, by Cynthia L. Clark of Suffolk, Virginia.)

A rear view of the monument. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cynthia L. Clark, June 21, 2017

2. A rear view of the monument.

The shaft has the same inscription on its rear and front.

A detail view of the front base inscription. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cynthia L. Clark, June 21, 2017

3. A detail view of the front base inscription.

This inscription is also on the base’s rear.

A detail view of the right side base inscription. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cynthia L. Clark, June 21, 2017

4. A detail view of the right side base inscription.

Both right and left sides have the same message that reads: Erected by American Legion Post 37. Portsmouth, Virginia. 1965

Lest We Forget Monument viewed from afar. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cynthia L. Clark, June 21, 2017

5. Lest We Forget Monument viewed from afar.

The viewer is facing the monument’s right side, looking in the direction of Clifford Street (far background).

A view of the monument’s left side. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cynthia L. Clark, June 21, 2017

6. A view of the monument’s left side.

City Park of Portsmouth lies beyond the trees in the far background.

Olive Branch Cemetery Entrance Sign. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cynthia L. Clark, June 9, 2917

7. Olive Branch Cemetery Entrance Sign.

The entrance sign is inside the cemetery’s fence, facing eastbound traffic on Clifford Street. Simondale Elementary School is pictured in the right background.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2017, by Cynthia L. Clark of Suffolk, Virginia. This page has been viewed 626 times since then and 77 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 19, 2017, by Cynthia L. Clark of Suffolk, Virginia. 7. submitted on August 29, 2017, by Cynthia L. Clark of Suffolk, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.