West Liberty in Ohio County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
Raymond Van Montgomery Memorial
Raymond Van Montgomery
Captain of the 1919 Football Team
who paid the supreme sacrifice for
West Liberty State Normal
at Warwood, W. Va. November 11, 1919
Erected by Fellow-Students and Friends.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Education • Sports • War, World I. A significant historical date for this entry is November 11, 1919.
Location. 40° 9.814′ N, 80° 36.117′ W. Memorial is in West Liberty, West Virginia, in Ohio County. It can be reached from The Quad, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 260 University Dr, West Liberty WV 26074, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Shotwell Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); McColloch Hall (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Curtis Hall (about 400 feet away); John F. Kennedy Address at West Liberty State College (about 500 feet away); West Liberty (approx. 0.4 miles away); Revolutionary War Soldiers (approx. half a mile away); POW★MIA Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Bethany / Bethany College (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Liberty.
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