Point Pleasant in Mason County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
Medal of Honor Park
Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, August 29, 2023
1. Medal of Honor Park Marker
Civil War
Leonidas M. Godley • William Baumgarner • Samuel O. McElhinny • William H. Barringer • Hiram R. Howard • Charles Schorn • Joseph Vanmatre • Joel Parsons
World War I
Chester H. West
World War II
Bernard P. Bell
Vietnam
Jimmy G. Stewart
Erected 2004 by Mason County.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.
Location. 38° 52.242′ N, 82° 7.52′ W. Marker is in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, in Mason County. Memorial is on Jackson Avenue (West Virginia Route 62) just south of 27th Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2417 Jackson Avenue, Point Pleasant WV 25550, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Kellian V. Whaley (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Silver Bridge Collapse and Creation of National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS) (approx. one mile away in Ohio); The Silver Bridge Disaster / Silver Bridge Memorial (approx. one
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Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, August 29, 2023
2. Medal of Honor Park Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2023, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 61 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 15, 2023, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
