Taylorsville in Alexander County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Alexander County Veterans Memorial - Korea & Viet Nam

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 6, 2020

1. Alexander County Veterans Memorial - Korea & Viet Nam Marker

Inscription. In memory of those who gave their lives so that we might live

Korean
Brown, Clifford
Fox, J.D.
Matlock, Glenn J.
Wike, Carlie A.
Wike, James W.

Viet Nam
Auton, Bobby M.
Daniels, Lunas J.
Daniels, Robert
Deal, Terry
Hayes, Robert B.
Jolly, Robert G.
Kerley, Steve Jr.
Meadows, Eugene T.

Also in memory of the brace men of Alexander County who gave their lives in W.W. I and W.W. II.

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

Location. 35° 55.335′ N, 81° 10.522′ W. Memorial is in Taylorsville, North Carolina, in Alexander County. It is at the intersection of North Center Street (County Highway 1605) and Main Avenue Drive, on the left when traveling north on North Center Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Taylorsville NC 28681, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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 original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Alexander County Veterans Memorial - World Wars I & II (here, next to this marker); Alexander County Veterans Memorial Bell Tower (a few steps from this marker); The Bell (a few steps from this marker); Picket's Charge

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); The Charters of Freedom (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hiddenite (approx. 4.3 miles away); Brantley York (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Taylorsville.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 6, 2020

2. Alexander County Veterans Memorial - Korea & Viet Nam Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 297 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 8, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.