Bluemont in Arlington in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Lest We Forget

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 27, 2020

1. Lest We Forget Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to our valiant and courageous men and women who bore the colors of their country in the conflict of World War II and as a living memorial to those who gave their lives that freedom might not perish from the earth.

Erected by Arlington Chamber of Commerce.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 38° 52.563′ N, 77° 8.005′ W. Memorial is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Bluemont. It is on North Lexington Street 0.1 miles north of Wilson Boulevard. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 850 N Lexington St, Arlington VA 22205, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Northern Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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

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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 walking distance of this marker: Civil War Outpost (about 600 feet away); Alice N. Nicolson (about 700 feet away); Tracks into History (about 700 feet away); The W&OD Railway and Jim Crow Laws (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bluemont Junction (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named The Great Falls Line (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rosslyn Station (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bluemont Junction, ca. 1934 (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arlington.

Other markers no longer nearby. Confederate Outpost (was about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Great Falls Line (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Lest We Forget Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 27, 2020

2. Lest We Forget Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 27, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 305 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 27, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.