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Follansbee in Brooke County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
 

All Gave Some · Some Gave All

 
 
All Gave Some Some Gave All Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 5, 2023
1. All Gave Some Some Gave All Marker
Inscription.
This monument was dedicated by American Legion Post 45 on Memorial Day May 25, 1998 to honor our heroes who served
in World War I - World War II - Korea - Vietnam
Granada - Lebanon - Panama and the Persian Gulf

 
Erected 1998 by American Legion Post 45.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 40° 19.742′ N, 80° 35.757′ 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. The 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: Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Joseph "Joey" Perito (here, next to this marker); Women Of All Wars (here, next to this marker); Fort Decker (approx. 0.4 miles away); Power Veterans Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); Village of Power / Windsor Power Plant (approx. 1½ miles away); George Washington Crossing, 1770
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(approx. 1½ miles away); Market Street Bridge (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Follansbee.
 
Regarding All Gave Some · Some Gave All. The marker makes a common error by misspelling the nation of Grenada as Granada.
 
All Gave Some Some Gave All Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 5, 2023
2. All Gave Some Some Gave All Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 176 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 20, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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