Blackstone in Nottoway County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

War Memorial

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 24, 2021

1. War Memorial

Inscription.
Dedicated to all from Nottoway County who have served their country in time of war, but especially, as a memorial to those listed below who died as a direct result of hostile action in these conflicts.

World War I
Larkin J. Clay • Percy L. Dowell • William O. Geyer • Leon A. Harper • Carter Haskins • Charles E. Kreider • Lloyd Majors • Jesse V. Reed • Kirby S. Selden • L.H. Yeatts

World War II
Eddie J. Abernathy • Gilbert F. Andrews • Warren Becker • David E. Blackwell • John B. Blanks • M.S. Bowlin • Robert C. Brown • Charles M. Clements • Lloyd J. cook • Charles E. Cox • Thomas M. Cox • Harry W. Greene, Jr. • John J. Hendrickson • Clifton E. Hudson • Clifton E. Hudson • Raymond J. Kingery • Ray G. Love • Reid A. Mahan • Charles C. McKissick • George W. Milton • Randolph C. Moore • Ellis L. Phillips • Charlie C. Robertson • James G. Robertson • C. Watson Skelton • Eldridge A. Stewart • John J. Ward, Jr. • Henry H. Watson, Jr. • James E. Wells, Jr. • Damon H. Yeatts

Korean War
Robert L. Carter • Walter M. Tuck

Vietnam War
Lloyd

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Fields, Jr. • Lynell Neblett • Edward L. Shelton

Erected 1988 by The Courier-Record.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 37° 4.592′ N, 77° 59.967′ W. Memorial is in Blackstone, Virginia, in Nottoway County. It is on South Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Blackstone VA 23824, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Virginia’s Piedmont,

in Southside Virginia,

and specifically 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 walking distance of this marker: Blackstone

Nearby plaque for a time capsule placed in 2018 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 24, 2021

2. Nearby plaque for a time capsule placed in 2018

(about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); First National Bank of Blackstone, VA. (approx. 0.3 miles away); The L.C. Tucker Building, 101 S. Main Street (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Blackstone Courier (approx. 0.3 miles away); L.B. Spencer Drug Company (approx. 0.3 miles away); Chapins Horse & Mule Co. (approx. 0.3 miles away); 108 North Main Street (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dodge Brothers Dealership (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blackstone.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 422 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 26, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.