West Union in Oconee County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
West Union Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 19, 2018
1. West Union Veterans Memorial
Dedicated this date June 28, 2014
Sons of the American Legion
Town of West Union
American Legion
Erected 2014 by Sons Of The American Legion.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 34° 45.728′ N, 83° 2.351′ W. Memorial is in West Union, South Carolina, in Oconee County. It is at the intersection of Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway (State Highway 11) and Sangamo Drive, on the right when traveling north on Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 220 SC-11, West Union SC 29696, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in South Carolina’s and pstate, in the Foothills, in the Golden Corner. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern 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 original Cherokee Nation, the territory of
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: West Union Grammar School / West Union Grammar School (a few steps from this marker); Walhalla (approx. 1.2 miles away); Newberry College (approx. 1˝ miles away); Oconee Heritage Center (approx. 1.6 miles away); Duty, Honor, Country (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Silver Rose (approx. 1.6 miles away); Combat Infantrymen Monument (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Lynching of Allen Green (approx. 1.6 miles away).
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 19, 2018
2. West Union Veterans Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on December 4, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 179 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 3, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
