Orange in Orange County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Honoring the People of Orange County

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 28, 2015

1. Honoring the People of Orange County Marker

Inscription. Honoring the People of Orange County who served the Cause of Liberty, 1775-1783

Erected 1976 by American Legion Post 156, and Golden Horseshoe Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list.

Location. 38° 14.708′ N, 78° 6.681′ W. Memorial is in Orange, Virginia, in Orange County. It can be reached from West Main Street (Business Virginia Route 20) just west of North Madison Road (U.S. 15), on the right when traveling west. This short memorial monument is located near the southeast corner of the Orange County Courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 75 North Madison Road, Orange VA 22960, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Northern Virginia

and in the Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

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and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once 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: Confederate Dead (a few steps from this marker); Montpelier and Madison's Tomb (a few steps from this marker); World War I Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Vietnam War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Korean War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); World War II Memorial (a few steps from this marker); General Zachary Taylor (a few steps from this marker); Crosthwaite Alley (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Orange.

Old Orange County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 28, 2015

2. Old Orange County Courthouse

(looking north from marker)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 321 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 6, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.