Jonesboro in Craighead County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Craighead County Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Thomas Smith, June 30, 2023

1. Craighead County Veterans Memorial

Inscription. To the four corners of the earth in defense of freedom

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

Location. 35° 50.293′ N, 90° 42.31′ W. Memorial is in Jonesboro, Arkansas, in Craighead County. It is at the intersection of S. Main Street and W. Washington Street, on the left when traveling north on S. Main Street. In front of Craighead Co. Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Jonesboro AR 72401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Arkansas’ Crowley’s Ridge

and in the Mississippi Alluvial 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,

the Louisiana Purchase,

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: To the 1385 Sons of Craighead County

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(here, next to this marker); Battery C, 206th Coast Artillery (AA) Dutch Harbor, Alaska Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Hattie W. Caraway A.B., LL. D. (a few steps from this marker); LTC Teddy W. Pylant (a few steps from this marker); Flames of Freedom (a few steps from this marker); Craighead County 9/11 Memorial (a few steps from this marker); The Battle of Jonesboro (a few steps from this marker); Craighead County Court House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jonesboro.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, June 30, 2023

2. Craighead County Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on July 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2023, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 247 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 1, 2023, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.