Gauley Bridge in Fayette County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 2, 2024

1. Veterans Memorial Marker

Inscription. This monument erected in honor of the brave and courageous men and women who have served our country, in time of war and peace, thus helping to preserve freedom for this community, state and great nation of the United States of America and throughout the world.

Erected 1992 by Ted Christian Jr. VFW Post 8366 - Edmond "Bum" Coda American Legion Post 129.

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

Location. 38° 9.751′ N, 81° 11.691′ W. Memorial is in Gauley Bridge, West Virginia, in Fayette County. It is on Midland Trail, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 10731 Midland Trail, Gauley Bridge WV 25085, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the New River Gorge

and in Greater Charleston Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Less We Forget (here, next to this marker); Gauley Bridge (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Gauley Bridge (within shouting distance of this marker); Gauley Bridge War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Camp Reynolds (approx. 1.4 miles away); Christopher Q. Tompkins / Gauley Mount (approx. 2.1 miles away); Hawk's Nest Tunnel Disaster (approx. 4.6 miles away); Hawk’s Nest (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gauley Bridge.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Battles For The Bridges

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(was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

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Photographed by Craig Doda, March 2, 2024

2. Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on March 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 6, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 219 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 6, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.