Near Fairmont in Marion County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 5, 2023
1. Veterans Memorial
A memorial to all living and dead who have served in our nation's Armed Forces
Erected 1983 by Catawba Jordan Improvement Association.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 39° 31.61′ N, 80° 4.549′ W. Memorial is near Fairmont, West Virginia, in Marion County. It is at the intersection of Catawba Road (County Route 74) and Jordan Road (County Route 74), on the right when traveling north on Catawba Road. The memorial is beside the Catawba United Methodist Church. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 432 Catawba Road, Fairmont WV 26554, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in North Central West Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pricketts Fort (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Prickett's Fort (approx. 1.2 miles away); Job Prickett House (approx. 1.2 miles away); Colonel Zackwill Morgan (approx. 1.3 miles away); Colonel Zackquill Morgan (approx. 1.3 miles away); Monongalia County / Marion County (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.2 miles away); To the Founders of the West Virginia State Medical Association Organized at Fairmont (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fairmont.
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Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 5, 2023
2. Veterans Memorial Reverse
Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 5, 2023
3. Veterans Memorial
The memorial is on the left beneath the flagpole.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 223 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 5, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
