Southeast Austin in Travis County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Richard Overton Healing Garden
Photographed by Frederick Bothwell, January 22, 2019
1. Richard Overton Healing Garden Marker
The oldest known living Veteran
in the United States
April 2017
Born May 11, 1906,
in Bastrop County, Texas
Served in the U.S. Army
from 1942 to 1945 - World War II
His life-long positive attitude is an inspiration for all.
Erected 2017.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is May 11, 1906.
Location. 30° 12.347′ N, 97° 41.426′ W. Memorial is in Austin, Texas, in Travis County. It is in Southeast Austin. It can be reached from Metropolis Drive 0.4 miles west of U.S. 183, on the left when traveling west. The marker is in a garden in front of the Austin Texas Veterans Administration Outpatient Clinic. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 7901 Metropolis Drive, Austin TX 78744, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Central Texas. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Del Valle Army Air Base (approx. 1.7 miles away); Burditt Prairie Cemetery (approx. 1.9 miles away); Daily Grind / Molienda diaria (approx. 2.1 miles away); Creekside Community / Comunidad de Creekside (approx. 2.1 miles away); Collins Cemetery (approx. 2½ miles away); Santiago del Valle Grant (approx. 2.6 miles away); Moores Crossing Bridge (approx. 3 miles away); Ward Memorial United Methodist Church (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Austin.
Also see . . .
1. Richard Arvin Overton. Wikipedia (Submitted on January 23, 2019.)
2. Richard Arvin Overton at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on January 24, 2019, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed by Frederick Bothwell, January 22, 2019
2. Richard Overton Healing Garden Marker And Bench
Photographed by Frederick Bothwell, January 22, 2019
3. Richard Overton Healing Garden
Photographed by Frederick Bothwell, March 24, 2025
4. Richard Overton Healing Garden Entrance
Credits. This page was last revised on September 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 23, 2019, by Frederick Bothwell of Georgetown, Texas. This page has been viewed 832 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 23, 2019, by Frederick Bothwell of Georgetown, Texas. 4. submitted on March 24, 2025, by Frederick Bothwell of Georgetown, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
