South Downtown in Atlanta in Fulton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Atlanta War Memorial

Photographed by Dave W, September 2, 2022

1. Atlanta War Memorial Marker

Inscription. "Flame of Freedom" Presented by the American Legion in commemoration of the 50th anniversary and dedicated to all those who served the cause of freedom in the Armed Forces of the United States. March 15th, 1969 World War I
April 6, 1917
November 11, 1918

World War II
December 7, 1941
September 2, 1945

Korean War
June 25, 1950
July 27, 1953

Vietnam
August 5, 1964
May 7, 1975

Persuant to the authority granted by an Act approved March 12, 1969 [(GA. Laws 1969, P. 66) (Resolution Act No. 2, House Resolution No. 222-603)] this memorial was erected cooperatively by the American Legion, the American Legion Auxiliary of Georgia and the Elberton Granite Association.

Erected 1969 by American Legion.

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

Location. 33° 44.967′ N, 84° 23.219′ W. Memorial is in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. It is in South Downtown. It can be reached from the intersection of Martin Luther King Junior Drive Southeast and Piedmint Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 7 M.L.K Jr Dr SE, Atlanta GA 30334, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Georgia’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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

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this marker: Georgia Vietnam Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Spanish War Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); The Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan (within shouting distance of this marker); Southwest Asia Campaign (Persian Gulf Conflict) (within shouting distance of this marker); Government In Atlanta (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam (within shouting distance of this marker); Korean War (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atlanta.

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Photographed by Dave W, September 2, 2022

2. Atlanta War Memorial

Photographed by Dave W, September 2, 2022

3. Atlanta War Memorial

Photographed by Dave W, September 2, 2022

4. Atlanta War Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 6, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 420 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 6, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.