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Yanceyville in Caswell County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Veterans Memorial

 
 
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 23, 2021
1. Veterans Memorial
Inscription. This monument is dedicated to the honor of the men and women of Caswell County who served their country in time of military need.
 
Erected 1991 by American Legion Post 89; Veterans of Foreign War Post 7316.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 36° 24.208′ N, 79° 20.188′ W. Memorial is in Yanceyville, North Carolina, in Caswell County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (County Road 1163) and Court Square, on the right when traveling east on Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 118 Main St, Yanceyville NC 27379, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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: "Lest We Forget" (here, next to this marker); Confederate Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Honoring Nicholas Longworth Dillard (within shouting distance of this marker); Caswell Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); The Veteran's Walk (within shouting distance of this marker); September 11, 2001 Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Long's Mill (within shouting distance of this marker); Courthouse Fence (1861-1941) (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yanceyville.
 
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Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, July 5, 2025
2. Veterans Memorial
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, July 5, 2025
3. Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 287 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on April 26, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.   2, 3. submitted on July 8, 2025, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia.
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