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St. Paul in Wise County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Veterans Memorial

 
 
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Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 14, 2018
1. Veterans Memorial
Inscription.
Dedicated to all
Veterans in all wars
who brought honor
to our country
and promise
to our dreams

All gave some
Some gave all

World War I
Total deaths - 116,516

World War I
Total deaths - 116,516

World War II
Total deaths - 405,399

Korean War
Total deaths - 36,574

Vietnam War
Total deaths - 58,209

Persian Gulf War
Total deaths - 382

Afghanistan Iraq
Total deaths -

Dedicated to all Americans who served

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 36° 54.254′ N, 82° 18.711′ W. Memorial is in St. Paul, Virginia, in Wise County. It is on Russell Street west of 4th Avenue (Virginia Route 63), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 16552 Russell Street, Saint Paul VA 24283, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southwest Virginia. 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 original Cherokee Nation, 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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Russell’s Fort (approx. 2.8 miles away); Moore’s Fort (approx. 3.1 miles away); Old Russell County Courthouse (approx. 5.9 miles away); Dorton’s Fort
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(approx. 6.8 miles away); Early Settlers in Russell County (approx. 8.6 miles away); Jessee’s Mill (approx. 8.8 miles away); Coeburn (approx. 9.2 miles away); Patrick Hagan and Dungannon (approx. 10.2 miles away).
 
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 14, 2018
2. Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 12, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2018, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 417 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 21, 2018, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
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Jun. 10, 2026