Wilson in Wilson County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Wilson Veterans Memorial
Country
They Served
World War I
1917 - 1918
World War II
1941 - 1945
Korean War
1950 - 1953
Vietnam War
1961 - 1975
Erected 1947 by Robert B. Anderson Post No. 13 American Legion.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 35° 44.037′ N, 77° 54.425′ W. Memorial is in Wilson, North Carolina, in Wilson County. It is at the intersection of College Street Northeast and Hill Street NE, on the left when traveling south on College Street Northeast. Located in Maplewood Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 400 College St NE, Wilson NC 27893, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper 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: Our Confederate Dead (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); P.D. Gold (approx. 0.4 miles away); Confederate Military Hospital No. 2 (approx. 0.4 miles away); Military Hospital (approx. 0.4 miles away); Barton College (approx. half a mile away); Charles Lee Coon (approx. half a mile away); Alpheus Branch (approx. half a mile away); John Fletcher Bruton (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilson.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 188 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 26, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

