Bristol in Sullivan County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
AMVETS Memorial
Photographed by Larry Gertner, June 15, 2019
1. AMVETS Memorial
this memorial to all veterans
living or deceased who have
honorably served their country
that freedom may reign
December 15, 2001
Governor
Don Sundquist
Erected 2001 by Tennessee AMVETS.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 36° 35.688′ N, 82° 14.826′ W. Memorial is in Bristol, Tennessee, in Sullivan County. It can be reached from Interstate 81 1.3 miles north of West State Street (U.S. 11W), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 10749 Interstate 81, Bristol TN 37620, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in East Tennessee and in the Tri-Cities Area. 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 Confederate States of America, the State of Franklin, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tennessee Civil War Trails (a few steps from this marker); Bristol (approx. 0.4 miles away in Virginia); Steel-Seneker Houses (approx. 2.2 miles away); Ralph S. Peer (approx. 3.3 miles away); Bristol, Tenn-VA/Birthplace/Country Music (approx. 3.3 miles away); Solar Hill/Sycamore Street (approx. 3.4 miles away in Virginia); King College (approx. 3.4 miles away); King/Lancaster/McCoy/Mitchell House (approx. 3.4 miles away in Virginia). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bristol.
Other
this page online
Also see . . . AMVETS home page. (Submitted on December 16, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 27, 2020
2. Blue Star Memorial Highway sign near the marker
Photographed by Larry Gertner, June 15, 2019
3. 1-81 South Tennessee Welcome Center
The marker is left of the "Blue Star Memorial Highway" plaque.
Photographed by Larry Gertner, June 15, 2019
4. AMVETS Memorial site
A Tennessee Civil War Trails marker is nearby.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 16, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 332 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 16, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 2. submitted on December 11, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 3, 4. submitted on December 16, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
