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Opelika in Lee County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
 

Lee County World War II Honor Roll

 
 
Lee County World War II Honor Roll Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 3, 2021
1. Lee County World War II Honor Roll Marker
Inscription. In grateful memory of the rich courage and sacrifice of the men and women who served with the Armed Forces in World War II

This tribute is erected by their friends in Pepperell

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Erected by Pepperell Manufacturing Company.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 32° 38.795′ N, 85° 22.777′ W. Memorial is in Opelika, Alabama, in Lee County. It is at the intersection of South 9th Street and Avenue B, on the left when traveling north on South 9th Street. Located at the Museum of East Alabama. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 121 S 9th St, Opelika AL 36801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in East Alabama and in Greater Columbus. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, 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 Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Pepperell Manufacturing Company (here, next to this marker); Lynching in America / Lynching in Lee County (within shouting distance of this marker); Railroad Avenue Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Lee County Courthouse / Lee County Probate Judges (about 300 feet away); South Railroad Avenue (about 400 feet away); Opelika / Opelika (about

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500 feet away); Killgore Scholarships / Some Terms of Scholarships (about 500 feet away); Rosseau's Raid to East Alabama (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Opelika.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Lee County Courthouse / Lee County Probate Judges (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
Honor Roll plaque on Museum of East Alabama wall. image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 3, 2021
2. Honor Roll plaque on Museum of East Alabama wall.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 557 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 3, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
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Jun. 22, 2026