Danville, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 23, 2021

1. Veterans Memorial

Inscription. The American Legion, Dan River Post 1097 in cooperation with the City of Danville, VA, have displayed this WWII gun here to honor all veterans of all wars and conflicts, who answered their country's call to duty and paid the Supreme Sacrifice in order to assure us the freedoms we now enjoy.

Erected by The American Legion, Dan River Post 1097 and the City of Danville, Virginia.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • War, World II.

Location. 36° 34.717′ N, 79° 24.543′ W. Memorial is in Danville, Virginia. It is at the intersection of Mount Vernon Avenue and West Main Street (Virginia Route 293), in the median on Mount Vernon Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 249 W Main St, Danville VA 24541, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southside Virginia

and specifically in Central Virginia.

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.

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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 I Memorial (here, next to this marker); The A.J. Montague House (within shouting distance of this marker); Andrew Jackson Montague (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named World War I Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Averett University (approx. ¼ mile away); Camilla Ella Williams (1919–2012) (approx. ¼ mile away); Frederick Delius (approx. 0.3 miles away); Stratford College (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Danville.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 23, 2021

2. Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 289 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 25, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.