Emporia in Greensville County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Emporia-Greensville County Armory

Virginia Army National Guard

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 7, 2023

1. Emporia-Greensville County Armory Marker

Inscription. Emporia-Greensville Armory Dedicated this 21st Day of November 1993, Emporia, Virginia.

This building is dedicated to the memory of all veterans of all branches of service from the Emporia-Greensville community and to the preservation of peace and order of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

"He who hopes for peace, let him prepare for war. He who hopes for victory, let him be diligent in military training.”
Vegetius, 4th Century

Erected 1993.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 36° 40.979′ N, 77° 29.521′ W. Memorial is in Emporia, Virginia, in Greensville County. It is on Courtland Road (U.S. 58) 0.1 miles west of Airport Drive, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 940 Courtland Road, Emporia VA 23847, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southside Virginia

and specifically in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

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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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Company “M” 116th Infantry Regiment (a few steps from this marker); Memorial League WWI Memorial (approx. 2.6 miles away); Emporia Railroad History (approx. 2.6 miles away); Greensville County Training School (approx. 2.7 miles away); Hicksford Raid Monument (approx. 2.7 miles away); Shiloh Baptist Church (approx. 2.7 miles away); Emporia – Greensville Veteran War Memorial (approx. 2.7 miles away); Samuel Wilbert Tucker (1913~1990) (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Emporia.

Also see . . . Virginia National Armory Plan. (Submitted on June 15, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 7, 2023

2. Emporia-Greensville County Armory Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 433 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 15, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.