King George in King George County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
World War I Memorial
Erected 1935 by The Ratcliffe-Owens-Sumner Post No. 89, American Legion, Virginia Division; donated by Betty McGuire Smoot.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
Location. 38° 15.968′ N, 77° 10.78′ W. Memorial is in King George, Virginia, in King George County. It is at the intersection of Kings Highway (Virginia Route 3) and Hudson Road ( Route 638), on the right when traveling west on Kings Highway. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 9492 Kings Hwy, King George VA 22485, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Pauls Church (approx. 1½ miles away); Eagles Nest (approx. 1½ miles away); Marmion (approx. 1½ miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away); King George Confederate Monument (approx. 2.2 miles away); Hanover Baptist Church (approx. 2.2 miles away); Ralph Bunche High School (approx. 2.3 miles away); Historic Port Conway (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in King George.
Additional commentary.
1. Formatting of the memorial
This memorial was erected during the Jim Crow era, and the names of veterans are segregated by race.
— Submitted July 6, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, September 1, 2009
3. WWI Memorial at King George Courthouse.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 439 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 6, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on September 7, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
