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

Cooleemee War Memorial

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 11, 2023

1. Cooleemee War Memorial Marker

Inscription. In memory of those who gave their lives in the service of their country

World War I
Charlie F. Jordan

Korea
Jack L. Spillman • Rufus Leonard Brinegar

Vietnam
Edgar Lee Bowers • Roger Dale Howard • Samuel Waters, Jr.

Erected 1994 by People of Cooleemee.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I.

Location. 35° 48.881′ N, 80° 33.399′ W. Memorial is in Cooleemee, North Carolina, in Davie County. It is on Church Street near Marginal Street, on the left when traveling south. The marker is at the flagpole to the right 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 North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically,

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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: We of Erwin Mills (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 (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.

Cooleemee War Memorial and flagpole to the right of the brick walkway of the Textile Heritage Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 11, 2023

2. Cooleemee War Memorial and flagpole to the right of the brick walkway of the Textile Heritage Center

Textile Heritage Center looking from Church Street. Marker is in front of the right 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 right 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 258 times since then and 19 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.