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Veterans Memorial

 
 
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 19, 2019
1. Veterans Memorial
Inscription.
Dedicated to the heroic memories of all who gave their lives for their community state and nation

We herewith offer this silent and everlasting tribute to them for their supreme sacrifice, made so that we, the living, might enjoy the freedoms of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, for which they fought so valiantly.
 
Erected 1949 by Sykesville Memorial Post No. 223, The American Legion.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 39° 22.42′ N, 76° 58.053′ W. Memorial is in Sykesville, Maryland, in Carroll County. It is at the intersection of Springfield Avenue (Maryland Route 851) and Cooper Drive, on the right when traveling north on Springfield Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 4850 Town Park Drive, Sykesville MD 21784, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
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Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Millard Cooper (within shouting distance of this marker); The Gate House (within shouting distance of this marker); Springfield Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Strawbridge Home for Boys (approx. half a mile away); The Town House (approx. 0.6 miles away); St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Sykesville (approx. 0.6 miles away); Baldwin's Station (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sykesville.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Sykesville (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
Honor Roll Memorial Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 19, 2019
2. Honor Roll Memorial Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 631 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 19, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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