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

World War II Memorial

 
 
World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 17, 2020
1. World War II Memorial
Inscription.
Dedicated to the memory of these men from Madison District who died in the service of our country in World War II

Harry S. Walter • Russell Clinedinst • Billy P. Wolfe • C. Richard Lantz • Joseph S. Dalton • Alger E. Holler • Ernest L. Hockman • James V. Jenkins

and in honor of all Veterans
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 38° 49.288′ N, 78° 34.281′ W. Memorial is in Edinburg, Virginia, in Shenandoah County. It is on South Main Street (U.S. 11) just west of Cedarwood Lane, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 28 S Main St, Edinburg VA 22824, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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
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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: Wheat Fan (approx. 0.2 miles away); Schoolhouse Bench (approx. 0.2 miles away); Stoney Creek Flood Water Level (approx. 0.2 miles away); Charred Timbers (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Wheat Fan (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Stony Creek Line (approx. 0.2 miles away); Edinburg Mill (approx. 0.2 miles away); Edinburg Mill Rain Garden (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Edinburg.
 
World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 17, 2020
2. World War II Memorial
Edinburg Heritage Foundation Plaque image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 22, 2025
3. Edinburg Heritage Foundation Plaque
Located at the cemetery entrance.

Historic Building
1876
Plaque on the Pillar and World War II Memorial in the Distance image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 22, 2025
4. Plaque on the Pillar and World War II Memorial in the Distance
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 249 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 19, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.   3, 4. submitted on August 2, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
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