Welch in McDowell County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

McDowell County Veterans Memorial

Welch Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 22, 2022

1. Welch Veterans Memorial

Inscription. Dedicated to
all veterans
of McDowell County
to the honor
and glory of
those who bravely
served to keep
our country a land
of freedom

Erected 1989 by American Legion Auxiliary Welch Unit.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 37° 25.088′ N, 81° 35.398′ W. Memorial is in Welch, West Virginia, in McDowell County. It is at the intersection of Riverside Drive and Coal Heritage Road, on the left when traveling east on Riverside Drive. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Welch WV 24801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Southern Coalfields.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern 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

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markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Merci Boxcar (a few steps from this marker); Julius Cartwright Foster, “Corky” (a few steps from this marker); Bushwhackers in McDowell (within shouting distance of this marker); McDowell in the Civil War (approx. 0.9 miles away); McDowell County (approx. one mile away); Welch (approx. one mile away); McDowell County Courthouse (approx. one mile away); Ethnic Population of McDowell County (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Welch.

McDowell County Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 22, 2022

2. McDowell County Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 22, 2022

3. McDowell County Veterans Memorial

McDowell County Korean & Vietnam Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 22, 2022

4. McDowell County Korean & Vietnam Veterans Memorial

McDowell County World War 1 Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 22, 2022

5. McDowell County World War 1 Veterans Memorial

McDowell County World War 2 Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 22, 2022

6. McDowell County World War 2 Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on August 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 585 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 16, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.