Murphy in Cherokee County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Cherokee County Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 20, 2016
1. Cherokee County Veterans Memorial
who gave their lives
for our country
Their memories
will never die
World War I
Bryson, Lon · Conley, Roy · Dockery, Andrew · Elkins, Joe Miller · Ferguson, Wilbur P. · Hall, Charlie · McDougal, James E. · Morgan, Loran · Piercy, Robert · Spivey, Fred · Stilman, Leslie · Wyke, Charles
World War II
Abernathy, Jacob L. · Adams, Lionel P. · Anderson, Willard C. · Boughman, L. S. Jr. · Brown, Clyde · Bryson, Boone · Bruce, Reid H. · Burgess, Duel · Coleman, Luther J. · Cooper, Harmon · Collins, James R. · Craig, Elisha · Crain, Horace C. · Crain, Loman B. · Crisp, James David · Davenport, James U.
World War II
Davis, Don H. · Davis, Joseph W. · Dockery, Donald H. · Dockery, James E. · Dockery, Marshall R. · Ellis, Don · Garrett, James M. · Garrett, Ross · Gladson, Clyde W. · Hamby, Hobert O. · Hardin, Edward · Hedrick, Mayford · Henry, William C. · Hogsed, William R. · Holland, Doyle A. · Holland, John E. · Johnson, Hoyt H. · Kimbrough, Lawrence · King, Marvin W. · Ledford, Cremial M. · Ledford, Troy L. · Lovingood, Willard J. · McLean, Edward · McMillan, Russell K. · Millsaps, Horace S. · Morgan, James E. · Morgan,
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World War II
Ogle, Lee Roy · Palmer, Garland H. · Pinkerton, John H. · Postell, Clarence V. · Queen, Vinson · Radford, Charlie R. · Rattler, Mark J. · Roberson, A. J. · Robinson, James R. · Russell, Burt · Sparks, Clyde · Shields, Harold E. · Spivey, Charles F. · Stiles, Hoyt · Stiles, William · Taylor, Jack D. · Taylor, James R. · Taylor, Lewis H. · Totherow, Garland · Verner, Warren J. · Walker, Howard · Walls, Bill F. · Weaver, Maxwell F. · West, Quentin · Witt, John E. · Wilcox, Audie J. · Wilhide, Robert M. · Wilhide, Wilfred W. · Wilson, George J. · Wilson, Vincent · Woods, Clyde
Korea
Allen, Robert, Jr. · Amos, Charles G. · Carroll, Billy R. · Gaddis, Andrew J. · Gibby, Marvin · Goss, Lindsey A. · Johnson, Russell S. · Maxey, Walter E. · Phillips, James K. · Sims, Claude T. · Stiles, Ray H. · Walker, Don · Denton, Max B.
Vietnam
Brown, Thomas E. · Bryant, James C. · Garland, Michael L. · Graves, Wm. R. (Bill) Jr. · Hembree, Ronald G. · Jones, Loren C. · McClure, Billy J. · Mashburn, Raymond T. · Morrow, William D. · Nelson, Miles · Smith, Jimmy V. · Trantham, Raymond F. · Wilson, Richard
Iraq
Parker,
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 20, 2016
2. Cherokee County Veterans Memorial
Erected 1986 by Cherokee County, American Legion Posts 96 & 97, V.F.W. Posts No 10222 & 7620, D.A.V. Chapter No. 73.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 35° 5.275′ N, 84° 2.074′ W. Memorial is in Murphy, North Carolina, in Cherokee County. It is at the intersection of Hiawassee Street and Tennessee Street, on the right when traveling west on Hiawassee Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 22 Hiawassee Street, Murphy NC 28906, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s Mountains. 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 walking distance of this marker: 60 Sons of North Carolina (here, next to this marker); In Memory of the Servicemen of Cherokee County (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Millstone from Thomas C. Thatham Mill (about 600 feet away); Tsali (about 600 feet away); Unicoi Turnpike Trail (about 600 feet away); Water Powered 500 Pound Hammer (about 600 feet away); Nuya Saligugi (about 600 feet away); Cherokee Heritage Trails (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Murphy.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Cherokee War (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 20, 2016
3. Cherokee County Veterans Memorial left side (World War I & II)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 20, 2016
4. Cherokee County Veterans Memorial right side (World War II, Korea, Vietnam & Iraq).
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 20, 2016
5. Cherokee County Veterans Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on June 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 628 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 8, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
