Downtown in Durham in Durham County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Roll of Honor
1941-1945
answered their country's call
in World War II
the Durham Exchange Club
dedicates this memorial
[Names listed]
that all who pass by here may sense
the costliness of human strife,
the value of a soldier's life."
Erected by The Durham Exchange Club.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 35° 59.655′ N, 78° 53.956′ W. Memorial is in Durham, North Carolina, in Durham County. It is in Downtown. It is on East Main Street west of South Roxboro Street (Business U.S. 70), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 200 East Main Street, Durham NC 27701, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s Piedmont and in the Research Triangle. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dedicated to Those who Served in the World War (here, next to this marker); Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Malbourne A Angier (a few steps from this marker); Dr. Bartlett Durham (within shouting distance of this marker); N. C. Society of Engineers (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Empowering and Diverse Opportunities (about 300 feet away); Tobacco and E.J. Parrish (about 300 feet away); Financial and Professional Impact in Durham (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Durham.
Another marker is no longer nearby. In Memory of "The Boys Who Wore the Gray" (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 12, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 316 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 12, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
Editor’s want-list for this marker. Transcription of the names on the memorial. • Can you help?
