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

World War I Memorial

★ 1917 ★ 1918 ★

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 4, 2021

1. World War I Memorial

Inscription.
★ ★ ★ We, the people of Northumberland County, as a lasting expression of our gratitude and affection have dedicated this memorial as a testimonial to the young men of this county who in a spirit of unselfish patriotism answered their country's call in the Great World War ★ ★ ★

★ Killed in battle ★
Willard Stanley Hazzard • William Henry Archibald Butler • Samuel Herbert Bailey • Rosser Henry Kent

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.

Location. 37° 55.057′ N, 76° 28.345′ W. Memorial is in Heathsville, Virginia, in Northumberland County. It is on Northumberland Highway (U.S. 360) 0.1 miles south of Spring Road (Virginia Route 634), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 7013 Northumberland Hwy, Heathsville VA 22473, 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

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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 the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Freedom for Slaves of Robert Carter III (here, next to this marker); Rice’s Hotel (a few steps from this marker); Korean and Vietnam Wars Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Northumberland County Confederate Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Northumberland Courthouse Square (within shouting distance of this marker); Northumberland County Jail (within shouting distance of this marker); Northumberland County (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Heathsville.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 4, 2021

2. World War I Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 292 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 5, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

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