Chester in Hancock County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Veterans Memorial

American Legion Post No. 121 (Chester Lodge) Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 29, 2025

1. American Legion Post No. 121 (Chester Lodge) Marker

Inscription. POW - MIA
You are not forgotten

United States of America
Department of the Army
1775

United States of America
Department of the Navy

American Legion
US
Post 121
Chester, WV
Est. 1947

United States
Marine Corps

United States
Coast Guard
Semper Paratus
1790

United States of America
Department of the Air Force
MCMXLVII

Erected by American Legion Post No. 121.

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

Location. 40° 36.738′ N, 80° 33.823′ W. Memorial is in Chester, West Virginia, in Hancock County. It is at the intersection of Carolina Avenue and 4th Street, on the right when traveling east on Carolina Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 332 Penco Rd, Chester WV 26034, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Northern Panhandle.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Ohio River Valley,

and in 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 of the Mississippian Culture.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Chester World War I & World War II Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Chester Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Collins Memorial Drive (a few steps from this marker); Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (within shouting

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distance of this marker); Post 6450 - Change of Name (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Sayre W. Graham (approx. ¼ mile away); Rock Spring Park (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chester.

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 29, 2025

2. American Legion Post No. 121 (Chester Lodge) Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 29, 2025

3. American Legion Post No. 121 (Chester Lodge) Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 29, 2025

4. American Legion Post No. 121 (Chester Lodge) Marker

American Legion Post No. 121 (Chester Lodge) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 29, 2025

5. American Legion Post No. 121 (Chester Lodge)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 105 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 2, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.