Valdosta in Lowndes County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Spanish American War Veterans Memorial

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, April 18, 2022

1. Spanish American War Veterans Memorial

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Erected AD. 1949
by J. O. Varnedoe
Camp No. 14 U. S. W. V.
and their friends
in memory of
Spanish American
War Veterans
———
Sixteen million World
War Veterans wonder
when wars will cease

Erected 1949 by J.O. Varnedoe Camp No. 14 United Spanish War Veterans.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • Peace • War, Spanish-American.

Location. 30° 49.958′ N, 83° 16.744′ W. Marker is in Valdosta, Georgia, in Lowndes County. Memorial is on North Ashley Street (Business U.S. 41) just north of West Central Avenue (U.S. 84/221), on the left when traveling north. Monument is located on the east side of the Lowndes County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Valdosta GA 31601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. September 11, 2001 Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Lowndes County (within shouting distance of this marker); United States Bicentennial — Lowndes County Sesquicentennial (within shouting distance

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, April 18, 2022

2. Spanish American War Veterans Memorial

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of this marker); Flame of Freedom (within shouting distance of this marker); Lowndes County Confederate Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Ashley Street Market (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dosta Theater (about 400 feet away); Register Bros. Building (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Valdosta.

Also see . . . Lowndes County Courthouse.

Several monuments are located around the courthouse including a memorial built in 1949 in memory of Spanish–American War veterans.

(Submitted on May 10, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, April 18, 2022

3. Spanish American War Veterans Memorial

(Lowndes County Courthouse east entrance in background)

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 89 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 10, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.