Carnesville in Franklin County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Franklin County Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Mark Parker, May 30, 2024
1. Franklin County Veterans Memorial Marker
World War I
Adams, Thomas J. Hill, Fred.H. Jordan, Paul McClain, Fred L. Nix, Lawrence Owens, Justis E. Starret, Homer
All gave some
Some gave all
November 11, 1995
Dedicated to the memory of those
who gave their lives defending our country
World War II
Shirley, Joe Bell Alewine, Billie Ballenger, Charles H. Banks, Russel A. Bennett, Bern Boynton, Russell F. Brown, Richard R. Conog, W.W. Jr. Craig, William F. Daniel, John D. Elrod, Robert P. Ertzberger, Thomas W. Ertzberger, Thurmon L. Faulkner, Doyle G. Gillespie James Jordan, James C. Manley William McCrary, Ernst G. Porter, Thomas S. Jr. Rutledge, Harvey Shirley, Jack C. Skelton, Sanford A. Slocum, Joseph Smith, Joe F. Sosby, Hoyt E. Westmoreland, Charles Whitworth, John L. Yearwood, Homer L. Dyar, James L. Powell, Benjamin F. Smith, Howard D.
Korea
Gaines, Fletcher Owens, Leonard G. Phillips, James D. Scarborough, Jack K. Williams, Truman H.
VFW Post 4828
VFW Post 5897
American Legion Post 92
All who contributed
Vietnam
Smith, Galen Volirath, Johnny D. Ware, Lamar Whitworth, Sammy H.
Erected 1995 by VFW Post 4828,
this page online
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 34° 22.189′ N, 83° 14.063′ W. Memorial is in Carnesville, Georgia, in Franklin County. It is at the intersection of Athens Street and Royston Road (Georgia Route 145), on the right when traveling west on Athens Street. Located south of the Franklin County Courthouse in Franklin County Veteran's Plaza. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 156 Athens St, Carnesville GA 30521, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Georgia’s Mountains. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Franklin County Confederate Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Franklin County (within shouting distance of this marker); Carroll's Methodist Church (approx. 1.7 miles away); Old Federal Road Historic District (approx. 4½ miles away); a different marker also named Carrolls Methodist Church (approx. 4.7 miles away); Red Hill School (approx. 4.8 miles away); Double Branches Baptist Church (approx. 5.1 miles away); Poplar Springs Methodist Camp Ground (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carnesville.
Photographed by Mark Parker, May 30, 2024
2. Franklin County Veterans Memorial
World War II
Photographed by Mark Parker, May 30, 2024
3. Franklin County Veterans Memorial
Vietnam
Photographed by Mark Parker, May 30, 2024
4. Franklin County Veterans Memorial
World.War I
Photographed by Mark Parker, May 30, 2024
5. Franklin County Veterans Plaza
Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 199 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 22, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
