Kingwood in Preston County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

"Lest We Forget!"

Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 26, 2022

1. "Lest We Forget!" Marker

Inscription.
This monument is dedicated to all Prestonians who served their country honorably in the Armed Forces of the United States of America.

Erected 1987 by George D. Jackson Post #56.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 39° 28.116′ N, 79° 40.901′ W. Memorial is in Kingwood, West Virginia, in Preston County. It can be reached from Old Section Road west of Gibson, on the left when traveling west. Marker is located on a boulder in the bushes beside the flagpole near the center of Maplewood Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 208 E High St, Kingwood WV 26537, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking

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distance of this marker: Preston Academy (approx. 0.3 miles away); Priests Who Served The Catholic Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Japanese tigertail spruce (approx. 0.3 miles away); Norway maple (approx. 0.3 miles away); White Ash (approx. 0.3 miles away); James C. McGrew (approx. 0.3 miles away); “The Pines” (approx. 0.4 miles away); Red Spruce (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kingwood.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 26, 2022

2. "Lest We Forget!" Marker

Marker is located on a boulder in the bushes beside the flagpole.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 26, 2022

3. "Lest We Forget!" Marker

View is looking northward. Marker is in the center of the bushes.

Sign For The Preston County Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 26, 2022

4. Sign For The Preston County Veterans Memorial

Located to the right of the entrance to Maplewood Cemetery.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 231 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 27, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.