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Jefferson in Jackson County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Lest We Forget

 
 
Lest We Forget Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 29, 2021
1. Lest We Forget Marker
Inscription. 1861-1865
"Lest We Forget."
Erected by U.D.C. Chapter 1217, Jefferson, GA. 1911.
Comrades
To our Confederate Soldiers
 
Erected 1911 by U.D.C. Chapter 1217.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
 
Location. 34° 7.047′ N, 83° 34.389′ W. Memorial is in Jefferson, Georgia, in Jackson County. It is at the intersection of Sycamore Street (Georgia Route 15/82) and Gordon Street, on the right when traveling east on Sycamore Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 18 S.Public Square, Jefferson GA 30549, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Georgia’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep 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 walking distance of this marker: Crawford Long Monument (a few steps from this marker); Jackson County Troops Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Crawford W. Long Mural (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. Crawford W. Long and Anesthesia for Surgery (within shouting distance of this marker); First Painless Operation (within shouting distance of this marker); Martin Institute Mural (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jackson County War Memorial (about 400 feet away); Floyd G. Hoard (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jefferson.
 
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Lest We Forget Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 29, 2021
2. Lest We Forget Marker
Lest We Forget Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 29, 2021
3. Lest We Forget Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 433 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 21, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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