Washington in Franklin County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 6, 2018

1. Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Inscription. Dedicated to the brave men and women who fought for their country with honor

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

Location. 38° 33.116′ N, 91° 0.153′ W. Memorial is in Washington, Missouri, in Franklin County. It is on State Highway 47 south of East 5th Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 800 East Fifth Street, Washington MO 63090, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Missouri River Corridor

and in Greater St. Louis.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

Globally, it is in 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,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Bassora Cemetery (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Gravesite of Washington's Founder (within shouting distance of this marker); Korean War Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. John's A.M.E. Church (approx. half a mile away); Southern Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Marie Krog House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Historic Log House (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Washington.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 253 times since then and 15 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on October 8, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.