Cumberland Gap Veterans Memorial
We dedicate with gratitude this monument to those who served with honor in all wars and those known and unknown who paid the Supreme Sacrifice.
Those killed in action:
Billy Brooks
Olan Moore
Victor Ferry
Kenneth Robinson
Roscoe Fortner
Vernon Robinson
Walter Tuttle
Austin Francisco
Olen Moore
Louis Treece
Erected by Veterans of Foreign Wars, presented by Reese Monument Co.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 36° 35.933′ N, 83° 39.9′ W. Memorial is in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee, in Claiborne County. It is at the intersection of North Cumberland Drive and Colwyn Street, on the right when traveling north on North Cumberland Drive. The marker is on the right hand side of the Cumberland Gap City Hall. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 330 Colwyn St, Cumberland Gap TN 37724, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in East Tennessee. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper 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 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: Boone Trail Highway Marker (within shouting distance of this marker); Harrow School (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cumberland Gap (about 400 feet away); Russell Berkau 1867 - 1936 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Three States Cornerstone (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fulfilling the Dream
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Credits. This page was last revised on December 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 438 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 11, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
