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Ranson Veterans Memorial

 
 
Ranson Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 25, 2020
1. Ranson Veterans Memorial
Inscription. Dedicated to those who honorably served our country
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 39° 17.694′ N, 77° 51.634′ W. Memorial is in Ranson, West Virginia, in Jefferson County. It is at the intersection of South Fairfax Boulevard (Route 115) and West 4th Avenue, in the median on South Fairfax Boulevard. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 302 S Fairfax Blvd, Ranson WV 25438, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in the Eastern Panhandle. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Right Reverend Ernest Eugene Baltimore (within shouting
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distance of this marker); Charlestown Mining, Manufacturing & Improvement Company Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Goetz Harness and Collar Factory (approx. 0.2 miles away); Victor Products / Dixie-Narco (approx. Ό mile away); Powhatan Brass & Iron Works (approx. Ό mile away); John Frederick Blessing (approx. Ό mile away); The James H. Webb House (approx. Ό mile away); Jefferson Cooperage (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ranson.
 
Ranson Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 25, 2020
2. Ranson Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 8, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 185 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 26, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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