Valdosta in Lowndes County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Flame of Freedom
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, April 18, 2022
1. Flame of Freedom Marker
Valdosta Post No. 13
A gift to Valdosta
and Lowndes County,
In memory of the
Veterans of all wars.
Robert H. Haze,
Commander
Dedicated Veterans Day
November 11, 1969
Erected 1969 by American Legion, Valdosta Post No. 13.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Patriots & Patriotism.
Location. 30° 49.958′ N, 83° 16.777′ W. Memorial is in Valdosta, Georgia, in Lowndes County. It is at the intersection of East Valley Street and North Patterson Street (Business U.S. 41), on the left when traveling west on East Valley Street. Monument is located at the northwest corner of the Lowndes County Courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Valdosta GA 31601, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Wiregrass. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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 walking distance of this marker: United States Bicentennial Lowndes County Sesquicentennial (within shouting distance of this marker); Spanish American War Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Lowndes County Confederate Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); September 11, 2001 Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Lowndes County (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dosta Theater (about 500 feet away); Ashley Street Market
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Also see . . . Lowndes County Courthouse.
Several monuments are located around the courthouse including a memorial to veterans of all wars put up by the American Legion, Valdosta Post no. 13 and dedicated on Veterans Day November 11, 1969.(Submitted on May 10, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, April 18, 2022
2. Flame of Freedom Monument
(northwest face of monument)
(northwest face of monument)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, April 18, 2022
3. Flame of Freedom Monument
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, April 18, 2022
4. Jewish War Veterans Plaque
(southwest face of monument)
(southwest face of monument)
Veterans
of U.S.A.
Founded 1896
Irving Cohen
Post 544
Valdosta, GA.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, April 18, 2022
5. American Veterans Post 607 Plaque
(southeast face of monument)
(southeast face of monument)
American Veterans
of World War II
Korea
Viet Nam
Post 607
Valdosta, Ga.
Chartered by Congress 1945
National Charter 1951
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, April 18, 2022
6. Disabled American Veterans Plaque
(northeast face of monument)
(northeast face of monument)
Disabled American Veterans
Serving Those
Who Served
Credits. This page was last revised on May 10, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 455 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 10, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
