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Near Nicholasville in Jessamine County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
 

Navy SEABEES

We Build - We Fight

— SEABEES Can Do —

 
 
<i>Navy SEABEES</i> Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 1, 2024
1. Navy SEABEES Marker
Inscription.

With willing hearts and skillful hands
the difficult we do at once
the impossible takes a bit longer

 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesPatriots & Patriotism. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries series list.
 
Location. 37° 47.243′ N, 84° 36.24′ W. Memorial is near Nicholasville, Kentucky, in Jessamine County. It can be reached from Danville Road. Marker is in Camp Nelson National Cemetery, near the flagpole. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 6980 Danville Road, Nicholasville KY 40356, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Bluegrass Region and in Greater Lexington Area. 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 Culture and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are
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within walking distance of this marker: Gold Star Family Memorial (here, next to this marker); Vietnam War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Korean War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Dedicated To Union Soldiers (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Camp Nelson National Cemetery (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Camp Nelson National Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); General William "Bull" Nelson (approx. 0.2 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nicholasville.
 
Also see . . .  Seabees: Official Website of Naval Construction Force (NCF). (Submitted on August 8, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
 
<i>Navy SEABEES</i> Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 1, 2024
2. Navy SEABEES Marker
Nearest of the three monuments at photo right foreground
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 168 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 8, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Jul. 27, 2026