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Veterans Memorial

 
 
Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
1. Veterans Memorial Marker
Inscription.
Dedicated in honor and
memory of those who
served this country during
times of armed conflict
erected by Frierson-Nichols Post
No. 8 of the American Legion
November 11, 1975

 
Erected 1975 by Frierson-Nichols Post No. 8 of the American Legion, Winter Haven, Florida.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 28° 2.072′ N, 81° 43.811′ W. Memorial is in Winter Haven, Florida, in Polk County. It is at the intersection of Avenue M Northwest and Lake Silver Drive, on the right when traveling north on Avenue M Northwest. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 300 Avenue M NW, Winter Haven FL 33881, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Florida. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Winter Haven War Memorial (here, next to this marker); First Missionary Baptist Church of Winter Haven (approx. half a mile away); Winter Haven (approx. 0.6 miles away); Gram Parsons Derry Down (approx. 0.7 miles away); First Publix Store 1930 (approx. 0.8 miles away); Florence Villa Training School (approx. 0.8 miles away); Ritz Theater
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(approx. 0.9 miles away); 1940 Publix Super Market (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winter Haven.
 
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
2. Veterans Memorial
Frierson-Nichols American Legion Post No. 8 Sign image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
3. Frierson-Nichols American Legion Post No. 8 Sign
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 241 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 3, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 10, 2026