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Point Pleasant in Mason County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
 

American Legion Murals

 
 
American Legion Murals Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 31, 2021
1. American Legion Murals Marker
Inscription.
[The mural features 3 panels:]
The USS West Virginia SSBN - 736

American Legion
For God and Country

All gave some - Some gave all
U.S. Navy
U.S. Coast Guard
United States Marine Corps
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Army

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: MilitaryWar, World IIWaterways & Vessels.
 
Location. 38° 50.449′ N, 82° 8.427′ W. Memorial is in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, in Mason County. It is at the intersection of 2nd Street and Point Pleasant Biking & Walking Trail, on the left when traveling west on 2nd Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 100 2nd St, Point Pleasant WV 25550, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in West Virginia’s Mid-Ohio Valley. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Ohio River Valley, 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 Viceroyalty of New France and also the territory of the Mississippian Culture.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Site of Fort Randolph (within shouting distance of this marker); 105 Main Street (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 206 Main Street (about 300 feet away); Chief Cornstalk (about 400 feet away); 105 Third Street (about 400 feet away); Ann Bailey (about 400 feet away); Point Pleasant River Museum (about 500 feet away); Str. Weber W. Sebald (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Point Pleasant.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby.
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Chief Cornstalk (was about 400 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 355 times since then and 15 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on August 3, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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