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

World War I Memorial

1917 ★ 1918

 
 
World War I Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 26, 2021
1. World War I Memorial
Inscription. Dedicated to the men and women who served in World War I
 
Erected by The American Legion Auxiliary of Adams Post No. 86.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 37° 46.203′ N, 76° 27.928′ W. Memorial is in Lancaster, Virginia, in Lancaster County. It is on Mary Ball Road (Virginia Route 3) 0.1 miles east of Courthouse Road ( Route 600), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 8293 Mary Ball Rd, Lancaster VA 22503, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Virginia’s Northern Neck. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Tidewater, in the Chesapeake Bay Region, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Confederate Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); White Marsh Church (approx. 2.6 miles away); St. Mary’s White Chapel (approx. 2.8 miles away); Barford (approx. 3.2 miles away); Birthplace of Washington’s Mother (approx. 3.4 miles away); Queenstown (approx. 5 miles away); St. Mary’s Whitechapel (approx. 5.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lancaster.
 
World War I Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 26, 2021
2. World War I Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 228 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 28, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
 
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