New Cumberland in Hancock County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
New Cumberland Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Craig Doda, March 29, 2025
1. New Cumberland Veterans Memorial Marker
Dedicated to the men and women of New Cumberland who served their country in all wars.
Remembering and honoring those who have fallen.
World War I
Byron Corn William L. Currant John K. Moutafes Edmond D. Stewart
World War II
Dwight Archer Jack Baxter Boaz Blosser Robert Bradley Lawrence Bysarovich Harold Clark Arthur Crow John Dixon Ralph Duncan James M. Graham Edmund Jones William B. Long Herman J. Minor Harold Mull Harold Patterson Howard Peterson Lester Richmond James Rungo Charles Tabor, Jr. Richard Vulgamore Kenneth Wern Frank Zielinsky
Korean War
James Robert Angus Roy B. Blankenship Leslie Dean Chambers Willis E. Lewis Preston L. Mcknight
Vietnam War
George W. Locke, Jr. H. Frank Snider Kenneth C. Spencer
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 40° 29.854′ N, 80° 36.412′ W. Memorial is in New Cumberland, West Virginia, in Hancock County. It is at the intersection of North Court Street and Taylor Street, on the right when traveling north on North Court Street.
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Regionally, this memorial is in the Northern Panhandle and in the High Valley. 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: Hancock County Civil War Memorial (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Propeller of M.V. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gravel Hill Academy (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rockyside / The Black Stone Church (approx. Ό mile away); a different marker also named Gravel Hill Academy (approx. Ό mile away); Contested County Seat (approx. Ό mile away); Captain John Porter / Chelsea China Company (approx. Ό mile away); Old Town (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Cumberland.
Photographed by Craig Doda, March 29, 2025
2. New Cumberland Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Craig Doda, March 29, 2025
3. Swaney Memorial Library
Credits. This page was last revised on April 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 99 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 3, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
