Farmville in Prince Edward County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 22, 2021

1. Veterans Memorial

Inscription.
In honor of the men and women of Prince Edward County who served their country in the Armed Forces since World War II and in memory of the following who made the Supreme Sacrifice

Korean War
Edwin L. Branscome • Horace J. Divens • Frank E. Glasgow • Floyd Morton • James E. Paige • Andrew A. Saunders • David J. Spraggs • Lott H. Washington

Vietnam Conflict
Kenneth G. Clarke, Jr. • Byron L. Tennant • Franklin R. Watkins

Operation Iraqi Freedom
Jonathan T. Yale

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 2nd Iraq • War, Korean • War, Vietnam.

Location. 37° 18.097′ N, 78° 23.558′ W. Memorial is in Farmville, Virginia, in Prince Edward County. It is on North Main Street (Business U.S. 15) just north of High Street (County Road 643), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 118 N Main St, Farmville VA 23901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Virginia’s Piedmont, in Southside Virginia, and specifically in Central Virginia.

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It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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,

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: World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); World War I Memorial (here, next to this marker); The Light of Reconciliation / Now, Therefore Be It Resolved, (within shouting distance of this marker); Main Street / Mayor J. David Crute / EACO Theatre (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Beulah AME Church (about 300 feet away); First Baptist Church (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named First Baptist Church (about 300 feet away); Dr. William W. H. Thackston (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Farmville.

Other markers no longer nearby. Beulah AME Church (was about 300 feet away, measured

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 22, 2021

2. Veterans Memorial

in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named First Baptist Church (was about 400 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Credits. This page was last revised on April 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 269 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 25, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.