Priceville in Morgan County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Prisoner of War or Missing in Action

POW*MIA

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, January 14, 2021

1. Prisoner of War or Missing in Action Marker

Inscription. On August 10th, 1990, the 101st Congress passed U.S. Public Law 101-335, recognizing the National League of Families POW/MIA Flag and designating it as a symbol of our Nations concern and commitment to resolving as fully as possible the fate of Americans still prisoner, missing and unaccounted for. "You Are Not Forgotten"

Erected 2012.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 34° 31.388′ N, 86° 53.427′ W. Memorial is in Priceville, Alabama, in Morgan County. It can be reached from Willowbook Street north of Alabama Route 67. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Decatur AL 35603, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Alabama.

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,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

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: Morgan County Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); United States Army (a few steps from this marker); United States Navy (within shouting distance of this marker); United States Air Force (within shouting distance of this marker); USS San Jose (AFS-7)Anchors / BOFORS TWIN 40mm Anti-Aircraft Gun (within shouting distance of this marker); The Huey Helicopter (within shouting distance of this marker);

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T-34 C Mentor Plane (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); M601A Tank (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Priceville.

More about this memorial. Part of the Morgan County Veterans Memorial.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 20, 2021, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 377 times since then and 9 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on January 20, 2021, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.

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