Westend in Lynchburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Memorial Avenue
1917 - 1936
In honor of World War dead
of Lynchburg, Virginia
Lonnie Joseph Bacon Howard Thornton Barger Charles Minor Blackford William Harrison Brooks Joseph Benjamin Brown J. Beverly Burks Robert Lewis Butler Herbert Butts Allen Lile Campbell W. Orfutt Cobbs Jacob Lorenzo Crist Gabriel B.J. DuVal Robert Henry Franklin Thomas Eugene Falwell Samuel Falwell Lewis C. Fernald Saunders Flemming Fred George Gephart George Preston Glenn W.W. Hillsman Pannell Rucker Jones Robert Lee Kessler William G. Ketterer John Kirkpatrick Robert L. Mawyer Robert A. Mays Marvin A. Moon John Joseph Murphy William O. Newbauer Reuben L. Paskiel Richard W. Pendleton Robert L. Perrow George G. Printup, Jr. Ambrose B. Shenk Robert Bruce Staples Carrington Stevens Charles E. Stone W. Austin Thompson Norman J. Traylor Harry S. Walker Clarence Widdifield Abner Odell Witt
Erected 1936 by Lynchburg Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution
this page online
Location. 37° 24.241′ N, 79° 10.03′ W. Marker is in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is in Westend. Memorial is at the intersection of Memorial Avenue (Virginia Route 163) and 2315 Memorial Ave, on the right when traveling south on Memorial Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2220 Memorial Ave, Lynchburg VA 24501, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Mustered and Disbanded 1861-1865 (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Second Virginia Cavalry, C.S.A. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Civil War in Lynchburg (approx. 0.2 miles away); Edward Christian Glass (1852-1931) (approx. Ό mile away); Lucille Chaffin Kent (approx. Ό mile away); Dr. Robert Withers Morgan (approx. 0.4 miles away); Georgia Weston Morgan (approx. half a mile away); Horse Drawn Road Grader (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lynchburg.
More about this marker. The marker is now in front of the Lynchburg Public Library, approximately 400 yards south of its original location in front of EC Glass High School (GPS 37.40661,-79.16578)
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 14, 2021
2. Memorial Avenue Marker (original location)
Photographed By Shane Oliver, October 23, 2022
3. Memorial Avenue Marker (original location)
Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 223 times since then and 27 times this year. Last updated on July 26, 2023, by Patrick Hubble of Lynchburg, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 16, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on October 31, 2022, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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