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Monroe in Walton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Walton County Veterans Memorial

 
 
Walton County Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 9, 2021
1. Walton County Veterans Memorial
Inscription.
Dedicated to
all veterans
of Walton County
by American Legion
Posts 64, 233 and 531

May 30, 1969

 
Erected 1969 by American Legion Posts 64, 233 and 531.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Patriots & Patriotism.
 
Location. 33° 47.666′ N, 83° 42.769′ W. Memorial is in Monroe, Georgia, in Walton County. It is on South Broad Street (Georgia Route 11) just north of Court Street, on the right when traveling north. Eternal flame monument is located near the southwest corner of the old Walton County Courthouse grounds, facing South Broad Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Monroe GA 30655, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Georgia’s Piedmont and in Metro Atlanta. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep 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
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States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Walton County Civil War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Revolutionary War Patriots (a few steps from this marker); Walton County (within shouting distance of this marker); Downtown Pocket Park (within shouting distance of this marker); In Honor of All American Veterans (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Walton County Persian Gulf Monument (about 400 feet away); Battle of Jack's Creek (about 400 feet away); James Monroe (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monroe.
 
Walton County Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 9, 2021
2. Walton County Veterans Memorial
(looking east from South Broad Street • historic Walton County Courthouse in background)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 29, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 596 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 29, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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