Arlington in Shelby County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Arlington, Tennessee Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 18, 2020

1. Arlington, Tennessee Veterans Memorial

Inscription. Dedicated
to the
sons and daughters
of Arlington
who gave their lives
in service of their
country
and all those
who served in defense
of this country
for our
liberty and freedom

World War II
Sam Wells
Logan Williams Hughes
Wynne Sessum, Jr.
Henry Masters

Korean War
John Horace Griffin

Vietnam War
Larry Washington
Donald Laney
Clarence Pennington
Richard Wiseman
Raymond W. Richardson

Erected 2000.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World II.

Location. 35° 17.357′ N, 89° 39.51′ W. Memorial is in Arlington, Tennessee, in Shelby County. It is on Chester Street 0.1 miles north of Douglass Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker located in Hughes-College Hill Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 5980 Chester Street, Arlington TN 38002, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in West Tennessee

and in Greater Memphis.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Upper South,

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in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

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: Hughes-College Hill Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Arlington Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Country Store (approx. half a mile away); Rachel H.K. Burrow Museum (approx. half a mile away); Blacksmith Shop (approx. half a mile away); Arlington Historic Post Office (approx. half a mile away); Harrell Farm Log Cabin (approx. half a mile away); History of Arlington (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arlington.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 18, 2020

2. Arlington, Tennessee Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on April 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 356 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 19, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.