Cooleemee in Davie County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

We of Erwin Mills

1941-1945

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 11, 2023

1. We of Erwin Mills Marker

Inscription. We of Erwin Mills dedicate this in lasting memory of our fellow employees who lost their lives in World War II

William McKinley Champ • Walter T. Greene • George O. Jacobs • Talmadge J. Kimmer • Theo R. McDaniel • Aaron E. Safriet • Samuel G. York

And in honor of all who served

Erected by Erwin Mills.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 35° 48.884′ N, 80° 33.4′ W. Memorial is in Cooleemee, North Carolina, in Davie County. It is on Church Street south of Marginal Street, on the left when traveling south. The marker is at the flagpole to the left of the main walkway of the Zachary-Holt House, which houses the Textile Heritage Center. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 131 Church St, Cooleemee NC 27014, 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 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cooleemee War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Cooleemee's Brick High School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cooleemee's Riverside Hotel (approx. ¼ mile away); Cooleemee's Old Wood School (approx. 0.3 miles away); Hugh T. Lefler (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cooleemee's Old Square

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(approx. half a mile away); John Stokes (approx. 2.6 miles away); Boone Trail Highway Marker (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cooleemee.

We of Erwin Mills Marker and flagpole to the left of the brick walkwayof the Textile Heritage Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 11, 2023

2. We of Erwin Mills Marker and flagpole to the left of the brick walkwayof the Textile Heritage Center

Textile Heritage Center looking from Church Street. Marker is in front of the left flagpole image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 11, 2023

3. Textile Heritage Center looking from Church Street. Marker is in front of the left flagpole

Credits. This page was last revised on September 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 191 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 13, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.