Athens in Mercer County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
Concord University Supreme Sacrifice Memorial
Photographed by Dave W, August 18, 2024
1. Concord University Supreme Sacrifice Memorial Marker
Dedicated to all Concordians who made the Supreme Sacrifice in World War I
Dedicated to all Concordians who made the Supreme Sacrifice in World War II
Dedicated to all Concordians who made the Supreme Sacrifice in the Korean Conflict
Dedicated to all Concordians who made the Supreme Sacrifice in the Vietnamese Conflict
Dedicated to all Concordians who made the Supreme Sacrifice
Dedicated to all Concordians who made the Supreme Sacrifice
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 37° 25.425′ N, 81° 0.323′ W. Memorial is in Athens, West Virginia, in Mercer County. It is on Beckett Hill Road 0.2 miles north of Vermillion Street (County Road 9), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 241 Beckett Hill Rd, Princeton WV 24740, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Southern Coalfields. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A Field of Dreams (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Capt. J.H. French (about 600 feet away); Concord University (about 700 feet away); William French Home (approx. Ό mile away); Virginia / West Virginia Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.7 miles
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Photographed by Dave W, August 18, 2024
2. Concord University Supreme Sacrifice Memorial
Photographed by Dave W, August 18, 2024
3. Concord University Supreme Sacrifice Memorial
Photographed by Dave W, August 18, 2024
4. Concord University Supreme Sacrifice Memorial
Photographed by Dave W, August 18, 2024
5. Concord University Supreme Sacrifice Memorial
Photographed by Dave W, August 18, 2024
6. Concord University Supreme Sacrifice Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2024, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 105 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 19, 2024, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
