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Nashville in Nash County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Grateful Remembrance of Nash County Boys

 
 
In Grateful Remembrance of Nash County Boys Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Parker, July 22, 2024
1. In Grateful Remembrance of Nash County Boys Marker
Inscription. 1917 1918
Erected in Grateful Remembrance of Nash County Boys
As a loving tribute to the self-sacrificing spirit they displayed in their country's service in the World War for Liberty Justice Peace
November 11, 1921
 
Erected 1921.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 35° 58.529′ N, 77° 58.099′ W. Memorial is in Nashville, North Carolina, in Nash County. It is at the intersection of West Washington Street (North Carolina Route 58) and North Drake Street, on the right when traveling west on West Washington Street. Located in front of the Nash County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 234 W Washington St, Nashville NC 27856, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s Piedmont. 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, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian
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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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); Vietnam War (a few steps from this marker); Korean War (a few steps from this marker); 1917-1918 (a few steps from this marker); The Charters of Freedom (a few steps from this marker); Francis Nash Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Harold D. Cooley (approx. 0.4 miles away); Nash County Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.
 
World War I Marker and memorial statue image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Parker, July 22, 2024
2. World War I Marker and memorial statue
Located to the left of the historic Nash County Courthouse
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 271 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 25, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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