Saltville in Smyth County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Saltville Veterans Memorial

Saltville War Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 4, 2024

1. Saltville War Memorial Marker

Inscription. This memorial stands in loving memory and in honor of all men and women who honorably served in the United States Armed Forces at home and abroad in times of peace and in times of war.

Erected by Hardy Roberts VFW Post 7328.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 36° 52.654′ N, 81° 46.058′ W. Memorial is in Saltville, Virginia, in Smyth County. It is at the intersection of West Main Street (Virginia Route 91) and Court Street, on the right when traveling south on West Main Street. The memorial is the centerpiece of Hugh Helton Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Saltville VA 24370, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southwest Virginia

and in the Blue Ridge Highlands.

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

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Saltville (a few steps from this marker); Mathieson Alkali Works Steam Locomotive No. 11 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Saltville WWI Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); U.S. General Stoneman's Raid (approx. 0.3 miles away); History of Saltville Valley (approx. 0.8 miles away); Smyth County/Washington County (approx. 0.8 miles away); Saltville Defenses (approx. 0.8 miles away); Battle at Cedar Branch (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Saltville.

Wide view of Saltville War Memorial and the Wall of Honor image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 4, 2024

2. Wide view of Saltville War Memorial and the Wall of Honor

Hugh Helton Memorial Park sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 4, 2024

3. Hugh Helton Memorial Park sign

Wall of Honor image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 4, 2024

4. Wall of Honor

Courtesy of Hardy Roberts VFW Post 7328

Blue Star Memorial By-Way Plaque south of the Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 4, 2024

5. Blue Star Memorial By-Way Plaque south of the Veterans Memorial

A tribute to the Armed Forces of America Four Seasons Carden Club
Southwest District VFGC
National Garden Clubs, Inc.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 7, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 200 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 7, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.