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Florence in Florence County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

The Dark Days of the Holocaust

1933-1945

 
 
The Dark Days of the Holocaust Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Dave W, May 21, 2023
1. The Dark Days of the Holocaust Marker
Inscription.
To the six million Jews and countless people of other faiths driven to pitiless death …victims of merciless hate…

Their very presence on earth was begrudged them because they were a symbol of god's eternal law… may they never be forgotten…

Oh earth cover not my blood let my cry for justice find no rest
Job 16:18

 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious StructuresWar, World II. In addition, it is included in the The Holocaust series list.
 
Location. 34° 11.495′ N, 79° 46.691′ W. Memorial is in Florence, South Carolina, in Florence County. It is on South Park Avenue north of West Pine Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 316 S Park Ave, Florence SC 29501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in South Carolina’s Pee Dee. 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 this marker: Beth Israel Congregation (within shouting distance of this marker); Lawton-Chase House / Florence Museum (approx. 0.3 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Henry Timrod Schoolhouse (approx. 0.6 miles away); Skirmish March 5, 1865 West of Gamble's Hotel (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Original Site of The Wayside Hospital (approx. 0.7 miles away); McLeod Medical Center (approx. 0.7 miles
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away); Florence Civic Improvement Society Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Florence.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. The Cruiser Pee Dee, C.S.N. (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Henry Timrod (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
The Dark Days of the Holocaust Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Dave W, May 21, 2023
2. The Dark Days of the Holocaust Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 22, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 219 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 22, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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