Mullens in Wyoming County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Captain J.F. Lyttle, Jr. Memorial Park & Playground

Raised in Mullens, WV.

Photographed by Dave W, August 23, 2024

1. Captain J.F. Lyttle, Jr. Memorial Park & Playground Marker

Inscription.
Graduated from Mullens High School, Class 1958. Served with distinction in Vietnam, US Army as Company Commander c1/5 1st. Cavalry Division. Received 3 Purple Hearts, Bronze Star and Silver Star. Shot down in helicopter, paralyzed from waist down. Retired from Army as Captain.

Worked at Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center Waynesboro, Va. As Rehabilitation and Recreation Director. Participated in Wheelchair Olympics, and was Coach of the Va. Wheelchair Olympic Team. Transferred to Franklin D. Roosevelt Institute for Rehabilitation as the Facilities Director. Became an official for the National Wheelchair Olympics.

Carried the Olympic Torch into Warm Springs in 1996.

Died December 3, 2004.
A true hero of Mullens

Erected by a grateful town.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Science & Medicine • Sports • War, Vietnam. A significant historical year for this entry is 1958.

Location. 37° 34.484′ N, 81° 23.472′ W. Marker is in Mullens, West Virginia, in Wyoming County. It is on Guyandotte Avenue 0.1 miles south of Poplar Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 914 Guyandotte Ave, Mullens WV 25882, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Virginian Arrives (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Richest Little Railroad in the World (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mullens (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mullens Historic District (approx. 0.3 miles away); Itmann Company Store (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Mullens (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Mullens (approx. 0.9 miles away); Itmann (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mullens.

Other markers no longer nearby. Virginian Railway Motor Barn (was approx. 0.8 miles away but has been permanently removed); Virginian Railway Station (was approx. 0.8 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Dave W, August 23, 2024

2. Captain J.F. Lyttle, Jr. Memorial Park & Playground Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2024, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 176 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 25, 2024, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.