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Forrest Camp No. 1435

 
 
Forrest Camp No. 1435 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 20, 2008
1. Forrest Camp No. 1435 Marker
Inscription. We salute the Confederate soldier with affection, reverence, and undying devotion to the cause for which he fought.
 
Erected 1988 by Sons of Confederate Veterans.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesWar, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Sons of Confederate Veterans/United Confederate Veterans series list.
 
Location. 33° 33.059′ N, 86° 45.07′ W. Marker is in Birmingham, Alabama, in Jefferson County. It is in Woodlawn. It is on 60th Street North, in the median. Marker is in Forest Hill Cemetery, along road straight ahead from 60th Street entrance. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Birmingham AL 35212, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, 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 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: United Confederate Veterans (here, next to this marker); 1963 Church Bombing Victims (approx. Ό mile away); CDR "Snuffy" Smith (approx. 1.2 miles away); East Lake Community (approx. 1½ miles away); Howard College (approx. 1.7 miles away); History of the 117th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing (approx. 1.8 miles away); East Birmingham
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(approx. 1.8 miles away); Ruhama Baptist Church (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Birmingham.
 
Forrest Camp Flag Pole image. Click for full size.
June 29, 2022
2. Forrest Camp Flag Pole
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 3,535 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on October 8, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.   2. submitted on June 29, 2022. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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