Mannington in Marion County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Swinging Bridge

Photographed by Craig Doda, February 14, 2020

1. Vietnam Veterans Memorial Swinging Bridge Marker

Inscription.
Dedicated by the committee in memory of area veterans who sacrificed their lives in service to their country.

Robert A. Clark KIA Dec 20, 1968
Victor Tarasuk KIA Dec 22, 1966

Erected 1996 by "Buisness For Progress".

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

Location. 39° 31.783′ N, 80° 20.5′ W. Memorial is in Mannington, West Virginia, in Marion County. It is on Water Street just south of Mead Avenue, on the right when traveling north. The marker is on the grounds of the Joel McCann Memorial Trail Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 300 Mead Ave, Mannington WV 26582, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Central West Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture.

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least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Vietnam Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Chief Amos Andrews Morris (within shouting distance of this marker); Mannington Municipal Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mannington / Flaggy Meadow (approx. 0.6 miles away); Hamilton Round Barn (approx. 0.9 miles away); Farmington No. 9 Mine Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); Indian Raid (approx. 4.9 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mannington.

Photographed by Craig Doda, February 14, 2020

2. Vietnam Veterans Memorial Swinging Bridge Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, February 14, 2020

3. Vietnam Veterans Memorial Swinging Bridge Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 500 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 18, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.