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Veterans Memorial

 
 
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 26, 2021
1. Veterans Memorial
Inscription.
Presented in honor of those who served our country

To them we owe our freedom


 
Erected 1993 by V.F.W. Post 8356 and Auxiliary, donated by Veterans, Friends and Businesses.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 37° 32.775′ N, 76° 48.243′ W. Memorial is in West Point, Virginia, in King William County. It is on King William Avenue (Route 30) 0.1 miles south of Dupont Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2530 King William Ave, West Point VA 23181, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Virginia’s Middle Peninsula. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. 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: A Salute To Veterans (a few steps from this marker); Civil War Breastwork (approx. half a mile away); Lt. Gen. Lewis Burwell “Chesty” Puller (approx. 0.7 miles away); Home of Signer (approx. 0.7 miles away); Indians Poisoned At Peace Meeting (approx. Ύ mile away); Mt. Nebo Baptist Church (approx. Ύ mile away); Indian Treaty of 1646 (approx. Ύ mile away); King William County / King and Queen County (approx. Ύ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Point.

 
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Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 26, 2021
2. Veterans Memorial
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 26, 2021
3. Veterans Memorial
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 26, 2021
4. Veterans Memorial
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 26, 2021
5. Veterans Memorials
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 27, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 246 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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