Near Richmond in Henrico County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 19, 2021
1. Veterans Memorial
grateful memory
to those of Varina who
faithfully served in
two World Wars
Let us live for those
who have fallen, that in our lives
they may be resurrected.
Erected 1949 by Members of this community under sponsorship American Legion Post 233.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 37° 26.704′ N, 77° 21.252′ W. Memorial is near Richmond, Virginia, in Henrico County. It is at the intersection of New Market Road (Virginia Route 5) and Gregg Road, on the left when traveling west on New Market Road. Marker is beneath the flagpoles in front of Varina Elementary School. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2551 New Market Road, Henrico VA 23231, 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, specifically in the Upper South, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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: A different marker also named Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); One Last Advance (approx. 0.2 miles away); Henrico Parish Church (approx. Ό mile away); The Frayser Family (approx. 0.6 miles away); General John Gregg (approx. Ύ mile away); Four Mile Creek Baptist Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); First Successful Colonial Tobacco Crop (approx. one mile away);
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Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 19, 2021
2. Veterans Memorial
Marker is on the left.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 223 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 19, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
