Charles City in Charles City County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 26, 2021

1. Veterans Memorial

Inscription.
To the memory of those from Charles City County who gave their lives in the service of their country in times of conflict.

World War I
Richard Benford • Wesley G. Christian • James S. Cotman • Robert F. Gary • Henry Taylor

World War II
Norman L. Aigner • Joseph S. Bowman, Jr. • Frederick B. Cannon • Russell B. Charity • John M. Gerhart, Jr. • Allen W. Haynes • Alpheus W. Hughes • Alvin E. Jones • Howard L. Jones • George T. Ladd • Ernest A. Lampkin • Edward T. Layfield • Robert B. Miles • William R. Salmons

Korean Conflict
William F. Christian

Vietnam Conflict
Russell B. Barbour, Jr.

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

Location. 37° 20.506′ N, 77° 4.352′ W. Memorial is in Charles City, Virginia, in Charles City County. It is at the intersection of Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 644) and Watermelon Fields Road, on the right when traveling north on Courthouse Road. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 10840 Courthouse Rd, Charles City VA 23030, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Coastal Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. 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: Eye Witness to a Revolution (here, next to this marker);

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Shifting Ground (a few steps from this marker); Confederate Memorial (a few steps from this marker); John Tyler (a few steps from this marker); Three Courthouse Essentials (a few steps from this marker); America’s 3rd Oldest Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Isaac Brandon Lynched, 6 April 1892 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Black Political Activism in Charles City (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charles City.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 26, 2021

2. Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 526 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 26, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.