Summerville in Dorchester County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Summerville Memorial Stadium

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 12, 2023

1. Summerville Memorial Stadium Marker

Inscription. Dedicated by the people of this community to the memory of the following who gave their lives for their country in World War Two

James Wilbur Bazemore
Frederick William Jessen II
Martin Marion Lotz Jr.
Paul Kenneth Mellichamp
Nelson W. Moorefield
Henry Wilson Myers
Robert Murray Spriggs
Edward Randolph Wheler

Unity for Service National Exchange Club

Erected 1949 by Summerville Exchange Club.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • Sports • War, World II.

Location. 33° 0.612′ N, 80° 10.898′ W. Memorial is in Summerville, South Carolina, in Dorchester County. It can be reached from the intersection of South Main Street (Alternate U.S. 17) and South Hampton Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located on the west side of Summerville Memorial Stadium, about 100 yards east of South Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 815 South Main Street, Summerville SC 29483, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Lowcountry.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep 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 walking distance of this marker: Coach John McKissick and his wife, Joan (here, next to this marker); Summerville High School / Coach John McKissick (1926-2019)

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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Old Town Hall (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Axtell Dam at Sawmill Branch (approx. 0.4 miles away); Timrod Library (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Timrod Library (approx. half a mile away); Pine Forest Inn (approx. 0.6 miles away); Jewish Life (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Summerville.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 12, 2023

2. Summerville Memorial Stadium Marker

(looking southeast • Summerville Memorial Stadium in background)

Summerville Memorial Stadium image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 12, 2023

3. Summerville Memorial Stadium

Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 546 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 2, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.