Covington, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Alleghany's Heroic Dead

World War II 1941-1945

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, September 4, 2017

1. Alleghany's Heroic Dead

Inscription. They died that we might live

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Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 37° 47.574′ N, 79° 59.717′ W. Memorial is in Covington, Virginia. It is on West Main Street west of North Monroe Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 266 W Main St, Covington VA 24426, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Virginia’s Mountain Region,

in the Shenandoah Valley,

in Southwest Virginia,

and in the Alleghany Highlands.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Alleghany's Heroic Dead. (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Alleghany's Heroic Dead (here, next to this marker); Alleghany County Confederate Soldiers Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); C and O for Progress / Engine 701 - Track Facts (approx. 0.3 miles away); Covington High School (approx. 0.6 miles away); Fort Young (approx. 1.1 miles away); Averell’s Salem Raid (approx. 2.1 miles away); Humpback Bridge (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Covington.

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Photographed by Bernard Fisher, September 4, 2017

2. Alleghany's Heroic Dead

Photographed by Bernard Fisher

3. Alleghany's Heroic Dead

Alleghany Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher

4. Alleghany Courthouse

Credits. This page was last revised on September 7, 2017. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2017, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 397 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 6, 2017, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.