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Wheeling in Ohio County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
 

Veterans Memorial

 
 
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 22, 2022
1. Veterans Memorial
Inscription. Dedicated to those who served their country in time of war
 
Erected by Post 50.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 40° 4.09′ N, 80° 43.49′ W. Memorial is in Wheeling, West Virginia, in Ohio County. It can be reached from Water Street south of 11th Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1113 Main St, Wheeling WV 26003, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Northern Panhandle. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Ohio River Valley, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Congressional Medal of Honor (here, next to this marker); Warwick China Co. Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Gold Star Families Memorial Monument (a few steps from this marker); The Sisters of St. Joseph (a few steps from this marker); First Mass in West Virginia (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memoriam (within shouting distance of this marker); Pennsylvania Depot (within shouting distance of this marker); Wheeling Wharf (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wheeling.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 245 times since then and 18 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on April 24, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Jun. 25, 2026