Bridgeport in Harrison County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Bridgeport Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 10, 2021

1. Bridgeport Veterans Memorial

Inscription. (Noted on Benches):

Bridgeport Veterans Memorial

Erected 2016 by City of Bridgeport.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 39° 17.228′ N, 80° 14.851′ W. Memorial is in Bridgeport, West Virginia, in Harrison County. It is at the intersection of Northwestern Turnpike (U.S. 50) and East Philadelphia Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Northwestern Turnpike. Marker is located at the northern edge of a triangular parking area. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Bridgeport WV 26330, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in West Virginia’s Little Kanawha Valley.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured

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as the crow flies: Baptist Meeting House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Benedum Civic Center (approx. 0.4 miles away); Old Baptist Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Furbee Bridge (approx. half a mile away); Governor Joseph Johnson House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Bridgeport (approx. 0.6 miles away); John Powers' Fort (approx. 0.7 miles away); Home of Bridgeport Little League (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bridgeport.

Regarding Bridgeport Veterans Memorial. All branches of the United States military are represented with a marker and their logo: Coast Guard, Air Force, Army, Navy and the Marines.

Richard Forren, who is himself a veteran, designed the monument.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 10, 2021

2. Bridgeport Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 10, 2021

3. Bridgeport Veterans Memorial

Text is imprinted on the benches at the memorial.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 12, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 10, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 430 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 10, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.