Tarboro in Edgecombe County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Edgecombe County Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Dave W, June 25, 2023
1. Edgecombe County Veterans Memorial Marker
These memorial bricks bear the names of Edgecombe County Veterans who answered our nation's call and served with distinction.
This sacred place is dedicated in their honor. May their sacrifice and service to our country never be forgotten.
Erected 2008 by Edgecombe County Veterans Military Museum.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 35° 53.928′ N, 77° 32.145′ W. Memorial is in Tarboro, North Carolina, in Edgecombe County. It is on North Main Street (North Carolina Route 33) south of West St John Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 514 N Main St, Tarboro NC 27886, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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, one of the original
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Edgecombe County Court House Annex (within shouting distance of this marker); The 1999 Flood (within shouting distance of this marker); Occupation of Tarboro (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Colonel Louis D. Wilson (about 500 feet away); Washington's Southern Tour (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Town Common (about 500 feet away); Henry T. Clark (about 600 feet away); John C. Dancy (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tarboro.
Other markers no longer nearby. Town Common (was about 500 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Edgecombe County Confederate Memorial (was about 600 feet away but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Dave W, June 25, 2023
2. Edgecombe County Veterans Memorial
Memorial bricks seen here in front of mural and just behind the marker that is at the lower right corner just out of view.
Photographed by Dave W, June 25, 2023
3. Edgecombe County Veterans Memorial
Oath of enlistment that is part of the mural.
Photographed by Dave W, June 25, 2023
4. Edgecombe County Veterans Memorial
The mural on the wall that is just behind the memorial bricks and the marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 261 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 26, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. 5. submitted on December 28, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
