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Pruntytown in Taylor County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
 

Veterans Memorial

 
 
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, September 17, 2024
1. Veterans Memorial
Inscription.
The American Legion Family
Department of West Virginia
Dedicated 2017 - 2018

In honor & memory of all veterans who proudly served to defend our freedom & protect our nation
All gave some, some gave all

 
Erected 2018 by American Legion.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 39° 19.945′ N, 80° 4.261′ W. Memorial is in Pruntytown, West Virginia, in Taylor County. It can be reached from Veterans Memorial Way south of George Washington Highway (U.S. 50), on the right when traveling south. Memorial is located in West Virginia National Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 42 Veterans Memorial Way, Grafton WV 26354, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Central West Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern 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
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territory of the Mississippian Culture.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Native American Indians Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); China-Burma-India (here, next to this marker); Industrial School for Boys (approx. 0.3 miles away); John Barton Payne (approx. 0.3 miles away); First Taylor County Jail (approx. 0.3 miles away); Pruntytown (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dedicated to the Memory of Thornsbury Bailey Brown (approx. 2.1 miles away); Grave of Thornsbury Bailey Brown (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pruntytown.
 
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, September 17, 2024
2. Veterans Memorial
Address by President Lincoln image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, September 17, 2024
3. Address by President Lincoln
Located nearby.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 17, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 113 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 17, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
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