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American Legion Veterans Memorial

 
 
American Legion Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 11, 2019
1. American Legion Veterans Memorial
Inscription. Dedicated on January 26, 1968 as a lasting memorial to those who have served their country for our freedom
 
Erected 1968 by American Legion, Walter L. Fox Post No. 2.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 39° 8.831′ N, 75° 30.062′ W. Memorial is in Dover, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in East Dover Hundred. It is on South Bay Road 0.1 miles east of Stover Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 835 South Bay Road, Dover DE 19901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American Mid-Atlantic, on the Delmarva Peninsula, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: September 11, 2001 Memorial
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(here, next to this marker); Fish Resources and Water Quality of the St. Jones River (approx. 0.7 miles away); St. Jones River Wild Life and Habitats (approx. 0.7 miles away); Bell UH-1 Iroquois Helicopter (approx. 0.7 miles away); War Dog Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); "So Others May Live." (approx. Ύ mile away); Vietnam Memorial (approx. Ύ mile away); Middle East Conflict Memorial (approx. Ύ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dover.
 
American Legion Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 11, 2019
2. American Legion Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 535 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 11, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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