Newland in Avery County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Avery County Veterans Monument

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 24, 2023

1. Avery County Veterans Monument Marker, Side One

Inscription. [Front]
Dedicated to
the honor and
sacrifice of
our men and
women who
served our
country in
war and peace
[Back]
Erected by Veterans
of Foreign Wars
Pat Ray Post #4286
Avery County

1775 Revolutionary War 1781
1861 Civil War 1865
1917 World War I 1918
1941 World War II 1946
1950 Korean War 1955
1964 Vietnam War 1975
1990 Persian Gulf War 1991
2003 Iraqui Freedom 2011

Erected by Veterans of Foreign Wars Pat Ray Post #4286.

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

Location. 36° 5.229′ N, 81° 55.588′ W. Monument is in Newland, North Carolina, in Avery County. It is at the intersection of Montezuma Street and Elk Street (North Carolina Road 1342), on the right when traveling west on Montezuma Street. Marker is in the lawn across the street from the Avery County Courthouse. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 318 Montezuma St, Newland NC 28657, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in North Carolina’s and he Mountains in the High Country. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 original Cherokee Nation,

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Former Avery County Jail (within shouting distance of this marker); Avery County Salute to Veterans (about

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300 feet away, measured in a direct line); A Woman of War (approx. 2.7 miles away); The Bell Tower (approx. 4.3 miles away); The Weaving Room at Crossnore School (approx. 4.4 miles away); DAR Chapter House (approx. 4.4 miles away); Asa Gray (approx. 4½ miles away); Andre Michaux (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newland.

Avery County Veterans Monument Marker, Side Two image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 24, 2023

2. Avery County Veterans Monument Marker, Side Two

Avery County Veterans Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 24, 2023

3. Avery County Veterans Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 277 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 25, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.