Centre in Cherokee County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Cherokee County Veterans War Memorial
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 5, 2022
1. Cherokee County Veterans War Memorial
cause of freedom and in memory of those who paid the
ultimate price and or did not make it back home
World War I World War II Korea Vietnam Desert Storm
This war memorial was the vision of Darrell Smith who
is a Cherokee County veteran of the Vietnam War
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 34° 9.079′ N, 85° 40.564′ W. Memorial is in Centre, Alabama, in Cherokee County. It is at the intersection of East Main Street (Business U.S. 411) and Iris Drive, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street. Memorial is in front of Centre City Hall. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 401 E Main St, Centre AL 35960, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in East Alabama and specifically in North Alabama. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, 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: Orville Estes Field (within shouting distance of this marker); Cherokee County Historical Museum (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jordan Big Store (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cherokee County (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cherokee County Courthouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cherokee County's Beginnings (approx. 0.2 miles away); J.D. Jordan Jr. House
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. Turkey Town Council Site (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 5, 2022
2. Cherokee County Veterans War Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 9, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 525 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 9, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
