Purple Heart Memorial
Military Order of the Purple Heart
To mourn the men who died
Rather we should thank God
That such men lived.
General George S. Patton, Jr.
Erected by Military Order of the Purple Heart.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Heroes • Military.
Location. 30° 39.653′ N, 91° 16.336′ W. Memorial is in Zachary, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It can be reached from Port Hickey Road near Port Hudson Cemetery Road (State Highway 3113). Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 20978 Port Hickey Road, Zachary LA 70791, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Florida Parishes and in Greater Baton Rouge. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Great River Road Region. 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Heroes Of The War On Terrorism (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Port Hudson National Cemetery (about 800 feet away); Medal of Honor Tree (approx. 0.2 miles away); A National Cemetery System (approx. 0.2 miles away); Commissary Hill (approx. 1.8 miles away); Lower Commissary Hill Battery (approx. 1.8 miles away); Steedman Headquarters (approx. 1.9 miles away); Subterranean Torpedoes (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Zachary.
More about this memorial. Located on the grounds of the Port
this page online
Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 246 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 8, 2019.
