Danville, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Ballard Pruitt Post V.F.W. 647

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, February 8, 2025

1. Ballard Pruitt Post V.F.W. 647 Marker

Inscription.
Ballard Pruitt Post
V.F.W. 647
to all veterans
and
fallen comrades
Dedicated by
Ladies Auxiliary
Nov. 9, 1991

Erected 1991 by V.F.W. Post 647 Ladies Auxiliary.

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

Location. 36° 35.316′ N, 79° 27.28′ W. Memorial is in Danville, Virginia. It is on V F W Drive, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 4757 Riverside Drive, Danville VA 24541, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southside Virginia

and specifically in Central Virginia.

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, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow

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flies: In remembrance of 9/11/2001 (a few steps from this marker); Garden of Peace (approx. 0.4 miles away); In Memory of All American Veterans (approx. 0.4 miles away); Flag Flying In Memory Of (approx. 0.4 miles away); Pro Patria (approx. 0.4 miles away); American Legion Memorial Post No. 325 Flag Poles (approx. one mile away); Reverend John Holcomb Forbes / Mrs. Mary Henry Nance Forbes (approx. 1.1 miles away); Memorial Drive (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Danville.

More about this memorial. The Marker is located in front of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 647 building.

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, February 8, 2025

2. Ballard Pruitt Post V.F.W. 647 Marker

Ballard Pruitt Post V.F.W. 647 Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, February 8, 2025

3. Ballard Pruitt Post V.F.W. 647 Memorial

V.F.W. Post 647 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, February 8, 2025

4. V.F.W. Post 647

The Marker is located in front of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 647 building.

Ballard Pruitt Post 647 V.F.W. Memorial Bench image. Click for full size.

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, November 8, 2024

5. Ballard Pruitt Post 647 V.F.W. Memorial Bench

V.F.W. Post 647 also sponsors a memorial bench located at the Danville-Pittsylvania County Veterans' Memorial at Dan Daniel Memorial Park.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2025, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. This page has been viewed 143 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 8, 2025, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.