Edgefield in Edgefield County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Edgefield County Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Brian Scott, October 10, 2008

1. Edgefield County Veterans Memorial Marker - Front

Inscription.
[Front]: Dedicated
in grateful tribute
to the men and women
of Edgefield County
who served in the armed
forces of our country
during World War I-II
and Korean War in
preserving our freedom
and our way of life.
[Reverse]: Dedicated
in grateful tribute
to the men and women
of Edgefield County
who served in the
armed forces of
our country in
preserving our freedom
and way of life
during the Vietnam War.

Erected 1963 by Hezzie Griffis Post 30, American Legion, Edgefield, S.C.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 33° 47.35′ N, 81° 55.767′ W. Memorial is in Edgefield, South Carolina, in Edgefield County. It is on Courthouse Square. Marker is located on the south side of county square. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Edgefield SC 29824, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Augusta

and in the Midlands.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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 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 10 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Edgefield County Confederate Monument (here, next to this marker); Mercantile Building (a few steps from this marker); J. Strom Thurmond (within

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shouting distance of this marker); Welcome to Historic Edgefield (within shouting distance of this marker); Governors and Lieutenant Governors from Edgefield (within shouting distance of this marker); Lynch Building (within shouting distance of this marker); First Term of Court (within shouting distance of this marker); Edgefield County World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Welcome to Historic Edgefield (within shouting distance of this marker); Henry Christian Shooting & George D. Tillman (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Edgefield.

Edgefield County Veterans Memorial Marker - Reverse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Scott, October 10, 2008

2. Edgefield County Veterans Memorial Marker - Reverse

Edgefield County Square image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Scott, October 10, 2008

3. Edgefield County Square

Marker is first on the right.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2008, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,264 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 18, 2008, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.