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Raeford in Hoke County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Veterans Monument

 
 
Veterans Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Parker, April 8, 2024
1. Veterans Monument
Inscription.
(west side)
World War I
Apr. 6, 1917
Nov. 11, 1918

(south side)
World War II
Dec. 7, 1941
Dec. 31, 1946

(east side)
Korea
June 27, 1950
Jan. 31, 1955

(north side)
Vietnam
July 1, 1958
May 7, 1975
 
Erected 1985 by VFW Post #7930.
 
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, KoreanWar, VietnamWar, World IWar, World II.
 
Location. 34° 58.866′ N, 79° 13.433′ W. Monument is in Raeford, North Carolina, in Hoke County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street and East Edinborough Avenue when traveling north on North Main Street. Located at the southwest corner of the Hoke County Courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 304 N Main St, Raeford NC 28376, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically,
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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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Edenborough Medical College (approx. 0.9 miles away); Monroe’s Crossroads (approx. 1.1 miles away); Sherman's March (approx. 3½ miles away); McPhaul’s Mill (approx. 6.6 miles away); State Sanatorium (approx. 8.8 miles away); Temperance Hall (approx. 10.6 miles away); John Charles McNeill (approx. 10.6 miles away); Gerald Johnson (approx. 10.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Raeford.
 
World War I image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Parker, April 8, 2024
2. World War I
April 6 1917 November 11, 1918 (west side)
World War II image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Parker, April 8, 2024
3. World War II
December 7, 1941 December 31, 1946 (south side)
Korea image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Parker, April 8, 2024
4. Korea
June 27, 1950 January 31, 1955 (east side)
Vietnam image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Parker, April 8, 2024
5. Vietnam
July 1, 1958 May 7, 1975 (north side)
Veterans Monument Committee image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Parker, April 8, 2024
6. Veterans Monument Committee
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 226 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on April 8, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.   2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 9, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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