Follansbee in Brooke County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
Women Of All Wars
Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 5, 2023
1. Women Of All Wars Marker
WACs Army WAVES Navy WAF Air Corps AWRS Marines SPARS Coast Guard WASP Air Service Pilots Nurses Corps Red Cross Salvation Army Gold Star Mothers U S O Women Defense Workers Women Air Raid Wardens
Erected 1999.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • Women.
Location. 40° 19.739′ N, 80° 35.761′ W. Memorial is in Follansbee, West Virginia, in Brooke County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (West Virginia Route 2) and Raymond Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. Marker is located in front of the Emrys Watkins American Legion Post #45. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 998 Main Street, Follansbee WV 26037, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Northern Panhandle. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Ohio River Valley, and in 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Joseph "Joey" Perito (here, next to this marker); Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); All Gave Some · Some Gave All (here, next to this marker); Fort Decker (approx. 0.4 miles away); George Washington Crossing, 1770 (approx. 1½ miles away); Power Veterans Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); Village of Power / Windsor Power Plant
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Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 5, 2023
2. Women of All Wars Marker
The memorial is at the far right.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 17, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 167 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 17, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
