Lawrenceville in Brunswick County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Veterans Memorial
We hold in grateful memory the men of Brunswick County who died to preserve our way of life
World War I World War II Korea Vietnam
John 15:13 Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends
Erected by Brunswick County, Virginia.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 36° 45.507′ N, 77° 50.809′ W. Memorial is in Lawrenceville, Virginia, in Brunswick County. It is on North Main Street (Business U.S. 58) just north of East Hicks Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Lawrenceville VA 23868, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Virginia, specifically in the Piedmont, and in Southside Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Brunswick County Courthouse (a few steps from this marker); Col. John Jones (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Goronwy Owen (approx. Ό mile away); a different marker also named Saint Paul's College (approx. 0.3 miles away); Saint Paul's College and James Solomon Russell-Saint Paul's College Museum (approx. 0.3 miles away); Hospital and School of the Good Shepherd (approx. 2.1 miles away); Fort Christanna (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lawrenceville.
Other markers no longer nearby. Brunswick County Confederate Monument (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Saint Paul's College (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Hospital and School of the Good Shepherd (was approx. 2.1 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Credits. This page was last revised on August 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 28, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 242 times since then and 12 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on August 28, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
