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Silent Service Memorial

 
 
Silent Service Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Dave W, June 4, 2023
1. Silent Service Memorial Marker
Inscription.
(frnt)
United States Submarine Veterans
United States Submarine Veterans Albemarle Sound Base

(rear)
In memoriam
to our shipmates on
eternal patrol
“Sailor, rest your oar”

 
Erected by United State Saubmarine Veterans Albemarle Sound Base.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 36° 3.362′ N, 76° 36.586′ W. Memorial is in Edenton, North Carolina, in Chowan County. It is on South Broad Street south of West Water Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 503 S Broad St, Edenton NC 27932, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. 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
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States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Penelope Barker (a few steps from this marker); Edenton Bell Battery (a few steps from this marker); Penelope Barker House (within shouting distance of this marker); Edenton (within shouting distance of this marker); Sea Port Fame Brings Famous Forefathers — Nation's Leaders, to Edenton (within shouting distance of this marker); Maritime Underground Railroad (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 1886 Roanoke River Lighthouse (about 300 feet away); Roanoke River Lighthouse (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Edenton.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. Escape Via Maritime Underground Railroad (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Our Confederate Dead (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).
 
Silent Service Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Dave W, June 4, 2023
2. Silent Service Memorial
Silent Service Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Dave W, June 4, 2023
3. Silent Service Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 16, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 257 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 16, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 15, 2026