Morgantown in Monongalia County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Remembering Veterans At Rest Here

Photographed by Bradley Owen, February 4, 2024

1. Remembering Veterans At Rest Here Marker

Updated marker.

Inscription.
Laurence L. Sherwood 2nd Lt • Donald Milton Gross SP3 • James Patrick Clevenger, Sgt(T) • Michael Boyd Keller, LTJG

Lang Monument Est. 1874

Erected 2012 by Suncrest United Methodist Church.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 39° 39.164′ N, 79° 57.856′ W. Memorial is in Morgantown, West Virginia, in Monongalia County. It can be reached from the intersection of Van Voorhis Road (West Virginia Route 705) and Elmer Prince Drive, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located at the north entrance of Suncrest United Methodist Church. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 479 Van Voorhis Road, Morgantown WV 26505, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Central West Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

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

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

of the Mississippian Culture.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: From The Mountain (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Legends (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Legends (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mountaineer Legends (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Legends (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Legends (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Legends (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Legends (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morgantown.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Mountaineer Legends (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Regarding Remembering Veterans At Rest Here. A columbarium is usually a concrete wall with many niches commonly referred to as a columbarium niche. These niches are used to hold cremation urns and include a cover. The covers are typically constructed of marble or granite which is often engraved after inurnment.