Gate City in Scott County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Scott County Confederate Memorial

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 13, 2019

1. Scott County Confederate Memorial

Inscription. Dedicated to the Confederate Soldiers of Scott County by the Sons of Confederate Veterans.

Let not ignorance of fact or time overshadow their acts of patriotism, bravery, and courage for Virginia and the Confederacy.

C.S.A.
”Deo Vindice”

Erected 16, October 1988
John S. Mosby, Camp #1409

Erected 1988 by Sons of Confederate Veterans, John S. Mosby, Camp #1409.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Sons of Confederate Veterans/United Confederate Veterans series list.

Location. 36° 38.296′ N, 82° 34.829′ W. Memorial is in Gate City, Virginia, in Scott County. It is on West Jackson Street (Business U.S. 421) east of Municipal Avenue (Virginia Route 665), on the left when traveling east. Marker is located beside the sidewalk, near the southeast corner of the Scott County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 202 West Jackson Street, Gate City VA 24251, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial

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is in the Tri-Cities Area

and in Southwest Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

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 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Scott County Veterans (here, next to this marker); Daniel Boone Trail (a few steps from this marker); Military Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Faris (Ferris) Station (approx. 0.6 miles away); Gate City (approx. 0.6 miles away); Blackmore’s Fort (approx. 0.6 miles away); Prospect Public School (approx. one mile away); Donelson's Indian Line (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gate City.

Scott County Confederate Memorial • wide view<br>(<i>County Veterans Memorial in background</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 13, 2019

2. Scott County Confederate Memorial • wide view
(County Veterans Memorial in background)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 853 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 23, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.