Walton in Boone County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Walton Vernona Purple Heart Monument

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 11, 2023

1. Walton Vernona Purple Heart Monument

Inscription. Dedicated to the Recipients of this
Nation’s oldest military decoration
“The Purple Heart”

Combat Wounded Veterans
1782 Military Order of
the Purple Heart 1932

My stone is red or the blood they shed the medal I bear is my Country’s way to show they care. If I could be seed by all mankind maybe peace will come in my lifetime.

1st Purple Heart Medal Award May 3, 1783

Erected by City of Walton and the Kentucky Society Sons of the American Revolution.

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

Location. 38° 52.004′ N, 84° 36.654′ W. Monument is in Walton, Kentucky, in Boone County. It is at the intersection of Dixie Highway (U.S. 25) and Church Street, on the right when traveling north on Dixie Highway. Marker is between the Walton-Verona Veterans Memorial and the Walton Senior Center, behind the Walton City Hall. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 44 North Main Street, Walton KY 41094, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in the American South,

specifically

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in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

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

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Walton-Verona Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Walton Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Nicholas & Gertrude Blau House (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); C. Scott Chambers House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mayhugh-Hartman House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Walton CCC Camp Bean Ridge (approx. 0.4 miles away); Richwood Presbyterian Church (approx. 3.2 miles away); Major John P. Gaines (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Walton.

Other markers no longer nearby. Abner Gaines House (was approx. 1.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Skirmish at Snow’s Pond (was approx. 2.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 11, 2023

2. Walton Vernona Purple Heart Monument

always check the back of a monument

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 11, 2023

3. Walton Vernona Purple Heart Monument

full view of the monument

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 11, 2023

4. Walton Vernona Purple Heart Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2023, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 242 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 23, 2023, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.