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Blowing Rock in Watauga County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

In Memory Of Those Who Made The Supreme Sacrifice

 
 
In Memory Of Those Who Made The Supreme Sacrifice Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, June 30, 2019
1. In Memory Of Those Who Made The Supreme Sacrifice Marker
Inscription.
In Memory Of Those
Who Made The Supreme Sacrifice

World War I
Linny Coffey
Milton Greene
Harley Hampton
Lloyd Hampton
Daniel Teague
Albert Walser

World War II
Frank Baldwin
Ralph M. Brown
John H. Calloway
O. D. Greene
J. B. Hollifield
William P. Kephart
Dillard Kerley
Ernest L. Presnell
Clyde Storie
Jule W. Tate
Dillard Triplett
Earl W. Ward

Korean War
James H. Benfield

Vietnam War
Edward E. Greene
Donald E. Parsons

...And In Honor Of Those Who Served In
All Wars To Preserve Our Nation'S Freedom.

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, KoreanWar, VietnamWar, World IWar, World II.
 
Location. 36° 7.99′ N, 81° 40.699′ W. Memorial is in Blowing Rock, North Carolina, in Watauga County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Business U.S. 321) and Sunset Drive, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Blowing Rock NC 28605, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North
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Carolina’s and he Mountains in the High Country. 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 walking distance of this marker: Blowing Rock Memorial Park (here, next to this marker); Blowing Rock Bank (a few steps from this marker); Storie's Soda Shop (within shouting distance of this marker); Stoneman's Raid (within shouting distance of this marker); Daniel Boone Trail Marker (within shouting distance of this marker); Watauga Hotel Cottage (within shouting distance of this marker); The Old School Bell (within shouting distance of this marker); Martin House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blowing Rock.
 
In Memory Of Those Who Made The Supreme Sacrifice Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, June 30, 2019
2. In Memory Of Those Who Made The Supreme Sacrifice Marker
In Memory Of Those Who Made The Supreme Sacrifice Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, August 28, 2016
3. In Memory Of Those Who Made The Supreme Sacrifice Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 7, 2019, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 372 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 7, 2019, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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