New Kent in New Kent County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Confederate Memorial
February 26, 2021
1. Confederate Memorial
of
The Confederate
Soldiers and Sailors
from New Kent County
1861 - 1865
"Lest we forget
Military units organized in New Kent.
Pamunkey Rifles
Co. E. 53, Virginia Regiment.
Barhamsville Grays
Co. B. 53, Virginia Regiment.
New Kent Cavalry
Troop F, Third Virginia Cavalry.
Erected 1934.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 37° 31.071′ N, 76° 58.698′ W. Memorial is in New Kent, Virginia, in New Kent County. It is on New Kent Highway (Virginia Route 249) 0.1 miles west of Courthouse Circle. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 12003 New Kent Hwy, New Kent VA 23124, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is on the Peninsula and in Coastal Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. 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 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: James Lafayette (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named James Lafayette (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named New Kent Courthouse (a few steps from this marker); Samuel Wilson Crump (1919-1995) (a few steps from this marker); Martha Washington's Birthplace (a few steps from this marker);
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. New Kent Courthouse (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
February 26, 2021
2. Confederate Memorial
February 26, 2021
3. Confederate Memorial
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