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Port Aransas in Nueces County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
 

Port Aransas Memorial

 
 
Port Aransas Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, August 31, 2021
1. Port Aransas Memorial
Inscription. We the citizens of Port Aransas and V.F.W. Post 8967, dedicate this monument to all military veterans who have answered the call to duty, and have served honorably during peace or war time upholding the rights of freedom, dignity and brotherhood, that our forefathers fought and died to establish for our nation and that each generation thereafter have protected with their service and their lives.
 
Erected by The Citizens of Port Aransas and V.F.W. Post 8967.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 27° 50.417′ N, 97° 3.838′ W. Memorial is in Port Aransas, Texas, in Nueces County. It is on JC Barr Boulevard 0.4 miles east of West Cotter Avenue, on the right when traveling east. The marker is located in front of the pavilion at the Roberts Point Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Port Aransas TX 78373, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Aransas Pass (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); U.S. Coast Guard on Mustang Island (about 500 feet away); Tarpon Inn (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mustang Island (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Mercer Family on Mustang Island (approx.
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0.4 miles away); Gun Locations (approx. Ύ mile away); World War II Coastal Defenses at the Aransas Pass (approx. Ύ mile away); Oil Storage Facility (approx. Ύ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Aransas.
 
Port Aransas Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, August 31, 2021
2. Port Aransas Memorial
The view of the Port Aransas Memorial from the street image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, August 31, 2021
3. The view of the Port Aransas Memorial from the street
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 1, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 408 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on October 1, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
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