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Great Bridge in Chesapeake, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Chesapeake Veterans Memorial

 
 
Chesapeake Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, January 18, 2022
1. Chesapeake Veterans Memorial
Inscription.
To our men and women in uniform, past present and future
“Thank You and God Bless You”
The grateful citizens of Chesapeake

 
Erected by City of Chesapeake, Virginia.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 36° 42.938′ N, 76° 14.983′ W. Memorial is in Chesapeake, Virginia. It is in Great Bridge. It can be reached from the intersection of Shea Drive and Pollymiller Circle, on the right when traveling east. Located in front of the City of Chesapeake’s City Hall. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 306 Cedar Rd, Chesapeake VA 23332, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Virginia’s Hampton Roads, specifically in Coastal Virginia, and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. 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: SSG Jonathan Kilian Dozier, USA (a few steps from this marker); Never Forget (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Battle of Great Bridge (about 500 feet away); History of Norfolk County (about 500 feet away); Norfolk County Almshouse (about 700 feet away); Village of Great Bridge (approx. 0.6 miles away); What is a Lock? (approx. 0.6 miles away); Why Build a Canal Here? (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chesapeake.
 
Also see . . .  Chesapeake Veterans Memorial.
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Chesapeake Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, January 18, 2022
2. Chesapeake Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 3, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 482 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 3, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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