Near Amelia Court House in Amelia County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Iwo Jima

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 21, 2021

1. Iwo Jima Marker

Inscription. We dedicate this monument to all courageous men and women who served and died to keep our beautiful flag flying over us. God bless America and all her veterans.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 37° 21.63′ N, 77° 59.891′ W. Memorial is near Amelia Court House, Virginia, in Amelia County. It can be reached from Pridesville Road (Virginia Route 681) 1.1 miles north of Amelia Avenue ( Route 656), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 10211 Pridesville Rd, Amelia Court House VA 23002, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Piedmont

and in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pvt James Milton Parrish (a few steps from this marker); Green Berets Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Rosa L. Dixon Bowser (1855-1931) (approx. 1.4 miles away); Lee's Retreat (approx. 1½ miles away); a different marker also named Amelia Court House (approx. 1.6 miles away); Confederate Dead (approx. 1.6 miles away); Lamkin’s Battery (approx. 1.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amelia Court House.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Amelia Court House (was approx. 1.6 miles away but has been replaced with

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another marker now near it).

Credits. This page was last revised on August 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 232 times since then and 12 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on August 24, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.