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Preston in Webster County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Veterans

 
 
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Photographed by David Seibert, June 19, 2012
1. Veterans Marker
Inscription. This marker honoring veterans from Webster County, serving in all wars
 
Erected by Webster County.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 32° 3.965′ N, 84° 32.246′ W. Memorial is in Preston, Georgia, in Webster County. It is at the intersection of Hamilton Street (U.S. 280) and Washington Street, on the right when traveling west on Hamilton Street. The marker stands on the lawn of the Webster County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 6330 Hamilton Street, Preston GA 31824, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lannahassee (here, next to this marker); Webster County (within shouting distance of this marker); Walter F. George (within shouting distance of this marker); First Confederate Flag Raising in Georgia (within shouting distance of this marker); Archery, Georgia (approx. 6.2 miles away); Jimmy Carter's Boyhood Farm / From Here To Plains (approx. 6.7 miles away); Jimmy Carter Slept Here (approx. 6.7 miles away); Always a Reckoning (approx. 6.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Preston.
 
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Veterans Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by David Seibert, June 19, 2012
2. Veterans Marker
The Webster County Courthouse is in the background.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 463 times since then and 14 times this year. Last updated on May 30, 2021, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 19, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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