Benton in Polk County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Polk County Veterans Monument
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2021
1. Polk County Veterans Monument
Dedicated to the
veterans of Polk
County who served
during:
Korea 1950-1955
Vietnam 1964-1975
Persian Gulf 1990-1991
November 11, 1993
Erected 1993.
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm • War, Korean • War, Vietnam.
Location. 35° 10.391′ N, 84° 39.185′ W. Monument is in Benton, Tennessee, in Polk County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 411 and Benton Station Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 411. Monument is on the Polk County Courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 6239 US-411, Benton TN 37307, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument is in East Tennessee. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern 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 original Cherokee Nation, the territory of
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Polk County World Wars Memorial (here, next to this marker); Polk County Confederate Monument (here, next to this marker); Civil War in Polk County (within shouting distance of this marker); Bear Lawson Bridge (approx. 1.6 miles away); Nancy Ward (approx. 1.6 miles away); a different marker also named Nancy Ward (approx. 1.6 miles away); Historic Benton Station (approx. 2 miles away); Ocoee No. 1 (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Benton.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Confederate Campsite Interpretive Site (was approx. 2.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2021
2. Polk County Veterans Monument
Monument is between the Polk County World Wars Memorial (left) and Confederate Monument (right).
Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 415 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 26, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
