Glen Alpine in Burke County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
In Honor of Our Veterans
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The Old School Bell
Photographed by Mark Parker, March 16, 2025
1. In Honor of Our Veterans Memorial
In Honor of Our Veterans
Dedicated July 4, 1991
The Old School Bell
Erected by
The Glen Alpine Women's Club
1983
Erected 1983 by The Glen Alpine Women's Club, Sons of Confederate Veterans and The Mechanized Calvary.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Education • Military. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells series list.
Location. 35° 43.735′ N, 81° 46.77′ W. Memorial is in Glen Alpine, North Carolina, in Burke County. It is at the intersection of Linville Street and Catawba Street (North Carolina Road 1147), on the right when traveling east on Linville Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 102 Linville Street, Glen Alpine NC 28628, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s Mountains. 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Glen Alpine Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Swan Ponds Cemetery (approx. 1.9 miles away); Greenlee Ford (approx. 3½ miles away); The Crossing (approx. 3½ miles away); Revolutionary War Patriots (approx. 3½ miles away); Quaker Meadows Cemetery Revolutionary War Memorial (approx. 3.6 miles away); Quaker Meadows (approx. 3.8 miles away); Andrι Michaux (approx. 3.9 miles away).
Photographed by Mark Parker, March 16, 2025
2. The Old School Bell Marker
Photographed by Mark Parker, March 16, 2025
3. Full view of In Honor of Our Veterans / The Old School Bell Marker
Veterans Memorial plaque on the white cement block in the back; Old School Bell marker on the red brick structure in the front
Photographed by Mark Parker, March 16, 2025
4. Maintained by the Sons of Confederate Veterans and The Mechanized Calvary
Photographed by Mark Parker, March 16, 2025
5. The Old School Bell
Photographed by Mark Parker, March 16, 2025
6. In Honor of Our Veterans Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 122 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 21, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
