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Strasburg in Shenandoah County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

"Lest We Forget!"

 
 
"Lest We Forget!" Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 31, 2020
1. "Lest We Forget!" Marker
Inscription.
In memory of
Our departed Comrades
May they rest in peace

 
Erected by American Legion, Shenandoah Post 77.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 38° 59.11′ N, 78° 21.693′ W. Memorial is in Strasburg, Virginia, in Shenandoah County. It is on Ram Drive (Virginia Route 9746) 0.1 miles south of South Holliday Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 312 Zea St, Strasburg VA 22657, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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 walking distance of this marker: Confederate Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Historic Strasburg (about 600 feet away); Presbyterian Church (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named Historic Strasburg (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Historic Strasburg (approx. 0.2 miles away); This Fertile Land (approx. Ό mile away); a different marker also named Historic Strasburg (approx. Ό mile away); Sonner House (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Strasburg.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. Signal Knob (was about 600 feet away but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named Historic Strasburg
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(was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Historic Strasburg (was approx. Ό mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 262 times since then and 8 times this year. Last updated on August 19, 2024, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photo   1. submitted on November 1, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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