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Selmer in McNairy County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
 

McNairy County War Memorial

 
 
McNairy County War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by David Austin, December 9, 2020
1. McNairy County War Memorial
Front of Marker
Inscription.
World War II
World War I
Korean Conflict
Vietnam

Dedicated in Memory
of those from McNairy Co.
who gave their lives
in service of their country

 
Erected by American Legion Post and Auxiliary Post 162 & Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary Post 2418.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, KoreanWar, VietnamWar, World IWar, World II.
 
Location. 35° 10.242′ N, 88° 35.611′ W. Memorial is in Selmer, Tennessee, in McNairy County. It is on East Court Avenue (Business U.S. 64) just east of South 4th Street, on the right when traveling east. Right in front of the Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 170 W Court Ave, Selmer TN 38375, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in West Tennessee. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in the Upper South, and in the Black Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was
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once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, 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: McNairy County Confederate Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); In affectionate memory of the early settlers of McNairy County and the Town of Purdy (within shouting distance of this marker); McNairy County Music Hall of Fame & Trail of Music Legends — 2017 Inductees (within shouting distance of this marker); Meskers (within shouting distance of this marker); McNairy County Music Hall of Fame & Trail of Music Legends — 2019 Inductees (within shouting distance of this marker); McNairy County's Trail of Music Legends (within shouting distance of this marker); Sherry Lea Inman (within shouting distance of this marker); McNairy County Music Hall of Fame & Trail of Music Legends — 2015 Inductees (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Selmer.
 
McNairy County War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by David Austin, December 9, 2020
2. McNairy County War Memorial
Left side of Marker
McNairy County War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by David Austin, December 9, 2020
3. McNairy County War Memorial
Rear of Marker
McNairy County War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by David Austin, December 9, 2020
4. McNairy County War Memorial
Right side of marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2020, by David Austin of Scotts Hill, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 268 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 10, 2020, by David Austin of Scotts Hill, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
 
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