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

In Honor of Gold Star Mothers

 
 
In Honor of Gold Star Mothers Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 31, 2022
1. In Honor of Gold Star Mothers Marker
Inscription. Who sacrificed their sons and daughters for our nation
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: MilitaryWomen.
 
Location. 39° 23.707′ N, 79° 44.767′ W. Memorial is in Tunnelton, West Virginia, in Preston County. It is on Gibson Street (West Virginia Route 26) north of Honor Roll Loop, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 62 Honor Roll Loop, Tunnelton WV 26444, 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); B&O Viaducts (approx. 3.8 miles away); Canon Hill (approx. 5.1 miles away); Rowlesburg Community Park (approx. 5.1 miles away); Cannon Hill (approx. 5.1 miles away); Restoring the American Chestnut Tree (approx. 5.2 miles away); Rowlesburg School (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tunnelton.
 
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In Honor of Gold Star Mothers Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 31, 2022
2. In Honor of Gold Star Mothers Marker
Marker is located at the far left.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 186 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 3, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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