Burlington in Alamance County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Pine Hill Cemetery - Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Paul Jordan, June 5, 2010
1. Veterans Memorial Marker (north side)
and women of Alamance
County who served
their country in war
(East Side):
(Back):
(West Side):
The American Legion
Erected 1943 by Walter B. Ellis Post No. 63, The American Legion.
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. A significant historical year for this entry is 1943.
Location. 36° 5.128′ N, 79° 26.714′ W. Marker is in Burlington, North Carolina, in Alamance County. It is on East Summit Avenue. The superintendent's office is at 234 E. Summit Avenue. There is an entrance to the cemetery near the Veteran's area on E. Summit Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 333 E Summit Ave, Burlington NC 27215, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is in North Carolina’s Piedmont and in Piedmont Triad. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dentzel Carousel (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cammack Building (approx. 0.7 miles away); North Carolina Railroad (approx. Ύ mile away); Johnston Moves West (approx. 0.8 miles away); Norfolk & Western Caboose #518654
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Pyle's Defeat (was approx. 1.8 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
More about this marker. Pine Hill Cemetery is the old "town cemetery" in Burlington, North Carolina. Many veteran's graves are located around the monument and there are more throughout the cemetery.
Additional keywords. Burlington, Graham, Mebane, Company Shops
Photographed by Paul Jordan, May 31, 2010
2. Veterans Memorial Marker (west side)
Photographed by Paul Jordan, June 6, 2010
3. Veterans Memorial Marker (east side)
Photographed by Paul Jordan, June 6, 2010
4. Veterans Memorial Marker (south side)
Photographed by Paul Jordan, May 19, 2010
5. Veterans Memorial Marker - Memorial Day 2010
Photographed by Paul Jordan, May 31, 2010
6. Veterans Memorial Marker (south side)
Memorial Day 2010. The American Flag is at half staff.
Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, June 5, 2010
7. A unique World War I casualty's grave marker, elsewhere in the cemetery.
Sergeant Walter B.
1890 - 1918
Co. I 120th Inf. A.E.F.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2010, by Paul Jordan of Burlington, N. C., U. S. A.. This page has been viewed 2,246 times since then and 49 times this year. Last updated on May 9, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 5, 2010, by Paul Jordan of Burlington, N. C., U. S. A.. 3, 4. submitted on June 6, 2010, by Paul Jordan of Burlington, N. C., U. S. A.. 5, 6. submitted on June 5, 2010, by Paul Jordan of Burlington, N. C., U. S. A.. 7. submitted on June 6, 2010, by Patrick G. Jordan of Graham, North Carolina. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
