Roanoke, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Roanoke Memorial Bridge

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1. Roanoke Memorial Bridge Marker (first plaque)

Inscription. [Note: Marker consists of two plaques on separate pylons on the bridge's east end. The first is on the south side of the bridge, and the second across the road on the north side.]

[First plaque]
“Give me liberty or give me death” — Patrick Henry
Let us not forget
that we are their debtors
that their deeds are our heritage
and that we share the fruits
of their devotion
of their labors
and their sacrifices
and so let us cherish
their memories
through succeeding generations
1898 — 1861 — 1917
“We believe that the trend
of the modern spirit
is ever stronger toward peace, not war,
toward friendship, not hostility”
— Theodore Roosevelt
[Second plaque]
They have crossed the river.
Now they rest in the shade
of the trees George E. Adams • Rader M. Bishop • Fitzhugh L. Boothe • Everette G. Booze • Carl H. Broughman • Frank A. Browne • Clifton O. Burks • Hobson D. Byers • Harry R. Bodow • James H. Christian • Aubrey L. Compton • Henry A. Crouch • Clarence E. Dillman • George P. Dunithan • Arthur L. Eanes • Edward F. Eanes • John C. Elliott • John C. Freeland • William B. Ferguson • Auburn S. Fisher • Lewis H. Grant • Jesse Gravely • Roscoe

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S. Hawks • Harry F. Jones • Edward M. Kelly • Garnet F. Lee

James B. Marks • George W. Meadows • John E. McBurney • Auburn Pennington • George E. Pittard • Aubrey H. Parry • Charles A. Quinn • Harry Reckley • Joseph H. Seymour • Clarence L. Simms • Keller T. Smith • Harry St. Clair • William O. St. Clair • Fred B. Stultz • Charles L. Sweeney • Roy B. Sworeland • Thomas A. Taylor • Prentiss G. Thompson • William O. Thompson • Claude S. Wood • Bernard A. White • Ligon M. White • Harry C. Williams • Albert W. Woodson • Richard D. Wright • George J. Zeller

“In a righteous cause
they have won immortal glory,
and have nobly served their nation
in serving mankind"
— Woodrow Wilson

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.

Location. 37° 16.067′ N, 79° 58.009′ W. Marker is in Roanoke, Virginia. Memorial is on Lee Highway (U.S. 11) west of Hannah Circle Southwest. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Roanoke VA 24016, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Torteras Village Indian Trail (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fire Station No. 7 (approx. 0.4 miles away); James Alexander Tract Boundary (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Norwich Neighborhood (approx. 0.6 miles

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2. Roanoke Memorial Bridge Marker (second plaque)

away); Birthplace of Henrietta Lacks (approx. 0.6 miles away); 511 Day Ave SW (approx. 0.9 miles away); Panama Canal Mule No. 686 (approx. 1.1 miles away); Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Roanoke.

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3. Roanoke Memorial Bridge Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 165 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 26, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.