Near Waynesboro in Augusta County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Old Glory

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, April 29, 2022

1. Old Glory Marker

Inscription.
I am the Star Spangled Banner.....
conceived in 1777 out of the love
America bore for Liberty and Honor.

I am the memorial of countless heroes who
shed their blood to preserve this
sacred heritage.

I have inspired generations of gallant men
who fought against tyranny.

I am the spirit of Valley Forge.....
of sacrifice..... of courage.

I have guarded every rampart where freedom
defended its glorious cause....

Tripoli... Belleau Wood...Argonne Forest
...Omaha Beach...Anzio...Bastogne
…Guadalcanal… Coral Sea…
Leyte Gulf...Iwo Jima...Korea...
Viet Nam

I fly wherever Americans gave their lives to
preserve the sanctity of life.

My home is in the hearts of all who feel a
thrill of pride when they salute me
and what I symbolize—
God • Country • Freedom • Valor

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Patriots & Patriotism.

Location. 38° 4.908′ N, 78° 57.03′ W. Memorial is near Waynesboro, Virginia, in Augusta County. It can be reached from Goose Creek Road (Virginia Route 640) half a mile south of Jefferson Highway (U.S. 250), on the left when traveling south. Marker is located

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near the center of the Augusta Memorial Park cemetery grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1775 Goose Creek Road, Waynesboro VA 22980, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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,

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Walnut Grove (approx. 1.8 miles away); Tinkling Spring Church (approx. 1.8 miles away); Early’s Last Battle (approx. 2.6 miles away); Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center (approx. 3 miles away); Plumb House (approx. 3.1 miles away); Wooden Water Pipe (approx. 3.1 miles away); Rife-Loth Dam (approx. 3.2 miles away); Woodrow Wilson General Hospital (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, April 29, 2022

2. Old Glory Marker

(marker is located at base of flagpole)

of all markers in Waynesboro.

Other markers no longer nearby. The Plumb House Museum (was approx. 3.1 miles away but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named Plumb House (was approx. 3.1 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Credits. This page was last revised on May 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 9, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 529 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 9, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.