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River Edge Acres in Edgewater in Volusia County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Veterans Memorial

 
 
Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, April 26, 2023
1. Veterans Memorial Marker
Inscription.
United States
In tribute to the men and women who served in the
Armed Forces and those who died for America
from 1776 to the present
Edgewater Veterans Memorial Park
dedicated November 11, 1988
For The Fallen
— — — — —
“They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old;
age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the Sun and in the morning
we will remember them.” Lawrence Binyon
Erected by: Citizens of Edgewater and
disabled American veterans
Indian River Chapter 145

 
Erected 1988 by Edgewater Post 285 The American Legion.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 28° 58.384′ N, 80° 53.531′ W. Memorial is in Edgewater, Florida, in Volusia County. It is in River Edge Acres. It is at the intersection of South Riverside Drive and W Indian River Boulevard, on the right when traveling north on South Riverside Drive. The marker is located within the Edgewater Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1811 S Riverside Drive, Edgewater FL
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32132, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Florida’s First Coast. It is also in the American South and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); Veterans Field of Honor (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Gabordy Canal (approx. 2½ miles away); Bethune-Volusia Beach (approx. 3½ miles away); Bethune Beach (approx. 3.6 miles away); Site of Old Stone Wharf (approx. 3.6 miles away); Coronado Beach House (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Edgewater.
 
Also see . . .  Veterans Memorial Park, Edgewater FL.
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, April 26, 2023
2. Veterans Memorial
(Submitted on April 27, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
 
Howitzer located at the park image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, April 26, 2023
3. Howitzer located at the park
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 156 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 27, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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