Aurora in Preston County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
Veterans Memorial
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 39° 19.355′ N, 79° 33.555′ W. Memorial is in Aurora, West Virginia, in Preston County. It is on George Washington Highway (Route 50) 0.1 miles east of Rocky Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 23854 George Washington Hwy, Aurora WV 26705, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Aurora (within shouting distance of this marker); Gantz Sand (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Stone Tavern (approx. 1½ miles away); Flag Raising (approx. 2½ miles away); Preston County / Maryland (approx. 3.9 miles away); a different marker also named Preston County / Maryland (approx. 5 miles away); Battle of Rowlesburg (approx. 5.1 miles away); St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Red House, Maryland (approx. 5.7 miles away in Maryland). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Aurora.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Aurora (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been
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