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Dothan in Houston County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
 

Houston County Veterans Memorial

 
 
Houston County Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 16, 2024
1. Houston County Veterans Memorial Marker
Inscription. In honor of those who gave for freedom.
 
Erected 1963 by Citizens Civitan Club.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 31° 13.449′ N, 85° 23.598′ W. Memorial is in Dothan, Alabama, in Houston County. It is at the intersection of North Oats Stree and East Main Street, on the right when traveling north on North Oats Stree. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 114n W Main St, Dothan AL 36303, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Wiregrass. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, 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 Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Houston County (within shouting distance of this marker); 1905 Houston County Courthouse Bell (within shouting distance of this marker); Freemasonry Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Main Street Commercial Historic District (about 500 feet away); Federal Building (about 500 feet away); Dothan Opera House (about 700 feet away); A Memorial to the Fallen (about 700 feet away); The Founding of Dothan, Alabama (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dothan.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. The Steamboat Era (was about 700 feet away but has been confirmed missing).
 
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Houston County Courthouse image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 16, 2024
2. Houston County Courthouse
The memorial is to the right just out of the frame.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 237 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 21, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 22, 2026