Fairhope in Baldwin County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Tears of Sorrow
Tears of Joy
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, January 17, 2019
1. Tears of Sorrow Marker
Honoring all Veterans and Their Families
Concept Designer:Sissy Birindelli Sculptor: Stephen Spears The Fairhope Veterans Memorial Committee Wishes to thank all our supporters, with special thanks to :
The City of Fairhope
The Single Tax Corporation
Louis and Melinda Mapp
Baldwin County Commissioners
Walcott, Adams, Verneuille Architects
J.F. Pate and Associates, General Contractor
Joe Birndelli, Committee Chair
May 30, 2013
Erected 2013.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 30° 31.462′ N, 87° 54.655′ W. Memorial is in Fairhope, Alabama, in Baldwin County. It is on N Beach Road. Henry George Bluff Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Fairhope AL 36532, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Alabama’s Gulf Coast and in Mobile Bay. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Gulf Coast. 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 New Spain, the Viceroyalty of New France, 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 walking distance of this marker: Land, Capital, Labor (a few steps from this marker); Marietta Johnson (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Welcome to the Fairhope Pier (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fairhope Colony Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); City of Fairhope (approx. half a mile away); Fairhope Museum of History (approx. half a mile away); Craig Turner Sheldon (approx. half a mile away); Nancy Lewis / Stewart the Picture Man (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fairhope.
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Photographed by Sandra Hughes, January 17, 2019
2. On behalf of a greatful nation
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, January 17, 2019
3. US Navy, Marine Corps, Airforce and Coast Guards
Credits. This page was last revised on January 21, 2019. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2019, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,119 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 19, 2019, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
