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

Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 10, 2021

1. Veterans Memorial

Inscription.
In honor and memory of all Veterans who served our country in time of peace and war and to those who paid the supreme sacrifice so that we might enjoy freedom.

Their spirit, devotion and love of country will be forever remembered.

Revolutionary War • War of 1812 • Mexican War • Civil War • Spanish American War • World War I • World War II • Korean War • Vietnam • Persian Gulf • Lebanon • Grenada • Panama

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning. We will remember them.

Erected 1998 by The American Legion Post 31, Auxiliary Unit 31, All Organizations and Private Citizens.

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

Location. 39° 23.851′ N, 80° 17.81′ W. Memorial is in Shinnston, West Virginia, in Harrison County. It is at the intersection of Pike Street (U.S. 19) and Clement Street, on the right when traveling north on Pike Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 800 Pike Street, Shinnston WV 26431, 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Richardson Tressel (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker

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also named Richardson Tressel (approx. half a mile away); Sue Ann Miller (approx. half a mile away); 6-Sided Communications Booth (approx. 0.6 miles away); Shinnston Tornado (approx. 0.6 miles away); Big Elm / Big Elm (approx. 0.8 miles away); Granville Davisson Hall (approx. 0.8 miles away); Levi Shinn House (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shinnston.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 10, 2021

2. Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on July 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 394 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 24, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.