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Nitro in Kanawha County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
 

World War I Memorial

 
 
World War I Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 31, 2021
1. World War I Memorial
Inscription.
To Nitro

Nitro
Living Memorial
To WWI

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 38° 23.695′ N, 81° 49.779′ W. Memorial is in Nitro, West Virginia, in Kanawha County. It is at the intersection of Center Street (West Virginia Route 25) and 1st Avenue ( Route 25), on the right when traveling north on Center Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 600 1st Ave, Nitro WV 25143, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Charleston Area. 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Washington's Land (approx. half a mile away); St. Mark's Episcopal Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); Old St. Albans Post Office
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(approx. 0.7 miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); St. Albans Covered Bridge (approx. 0.8 miles away); George Washington (approx. 0.9 miles away); St. Albans Archeological Site (approx. 1.3 miles away); Fort Tackett (approx. 1.4 miles away).
 
World War I Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 31, 2021
2. World War I Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 4, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 281 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 4, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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