Pelzer in Anderson County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Pelzer Public Schools World War II Memorial

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, October 9, 2023

1. Pelzer Public Schools World War II Memorial

Inscription. In Memoriam
The students of Pelzer Public Schools
who gave their lives in World War II

Jack Bannister • J. Feaster Beacham • Clinton Dean • Grady Dunlap • John D. McBrearty • Jack Meares • Lamar Neely • John W. Phillips • Harold Ross • Gordon P. Stone • William Watkins • John F. Allen • Fred Carter, Jr.

Peaceful they rest in everlasting glory
Presented by Class of 1946

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.

Location. 34° 38.575′ N, 82° 27.667′ W. Memorial is in Pelzer, South Carolina, in Anderson County. It is on Lebby Street (State Highway 8) just east of Hale Street, on the left when traveling east. The marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the former Pelzer Elementary School building, on the right side of the front entrance. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 214 Lebby Street, Pelzer SC 29669, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate

and in the Greater Greenville-Spartanburg Area. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the

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Deep 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,

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pelzer Schools (within shouting distance of this marker); Pelzer Presbyterian Church (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Big Creek Baptist Church (approx. 1½ miles away); Williamston Municipal Center (approx. 1.9 miles away); Confederate Skirmish (approx. 1.9 miles away); Williamston Female College (approx. 2 miles away); Williamston 9-11 Monument (approx. 2 miles away); Gist Rifles Monument (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pelzer.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, October 9, 2023

2. Pelzer Public Schools World War II Memorial

The marker is mounted on the right side of the former Pelzer Elementary School entrance.

Anderson Adult Education<br>(formerly Pelzer Elementary School) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, October 9, 2023

3. Anderson Adult Education
(formerly Pelzer Elementary School)

Looking north from Lebby Street. Marker is visible on right side of entrance.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 220 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 11, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.