Worthington in Marion County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Worthington Veterans Memorial

Veterans Memorial Central Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bradley Owen, August 2, 2021

1. Veterans Memorial Central Plaque

Inscription. Honoring the Veterans
and
those now serving
our country
from the Worthington area
Thank You:
The Citizens
(additional plaque)
The Town of Worthington and surrounding area dedicates this memorial to the military servicemen who fought and gave their lives in defense of the United States of America in times of national emergency that threatened our country's freedom, which was fought for and won by our forefathers generations before. Let this generation forever be grateful to those men who stood like valor towers in pursuit of peace, liberty, and freedom for all mankind. Erected to honor the Veterans of World War I, World War II, Korean conflict, and the Viet Nam Conflict, Persian Gulf War.

Erected by the Worthington Lions Club. Plaque donated by American Legion Post #31. Inscription by Lion Tracy A. Smith.

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

Location. 39° 27.139′ N, 80° 15.63′ W. Marker is in Worthington, West Virginia, in Marion County. Memorial is on Main Street (U.S. 19) just west of High Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 231 Main Street, Worthington WV 26591, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Worthington World War II Honor Roll Board (here, next to this marker); Harrison County / Marion County (approx. 1.6 miles away); Monongah Mine Disaster Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); Revolutionary Graves (approx. 2.1 miles away); Bathsheba Bigler Smith (approx. 2.2 miles away); Enterprise (approx. 2.2 miles away); In Memory of Jacob Bigler and Elisha Griffith (approx. 2½ miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Worthington.

More about this memorial. This memorial replaced the Worthington World War II Memorial that was erected at this location in 1943.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This link is to the World War II memorial that used to be at this location.

Veterans Memorial Additional Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bradley Owen, August 2, 2021

2. Veterans Memorial Additional Plaque

Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bradley Owen, August 2, 2021

3. Veterans Memorial

Photographed By Bradley Owen, August 2, 2021

4. Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 271 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 2, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. 2. submitted on August 11, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. 3. submitted on August 2, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. 4. submitted on August 11, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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