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Greenville in Wayne County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

Wayne County Veterans Memorial

 
 
Wayne County Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, April 2, 2021
1. Wayne County Veterans Memorial
Inscription. Dedicated to those men and women who have rendered service to their country
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 37° 7.6′ N, 90° 27.059′ W. Memorial is in Greenville, Missouri, in Wayne County. It is on Walnut Street just north of Main Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 108 Walnut St, Greenville MO 63944, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Missouri. It is also in the American Ozarks, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, and in the Corn Belt. 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, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Wayne County (within shouting distance of this marker); Greenville Bike Trail - Greenville Trailhead (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Brenda K Henson (about 600 feet away); The "Surprise at Greenville," July 20, 1862 (approx. 1½ miles away); The Civil War in the Missouri - Arkansas Borderlands, 1862-1865 (approx. 1½ miles away); The Upper Greenville Bridge, 1906-1947 (approx. 1½ miles away); Greenville School (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenville.
 
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Close Up of Inscription image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Swain, September 27, 2022
2. Close Up of Inscription
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 7, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 199 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on April 2, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill.   2. submitted on November 7, 2022, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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