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Heatherstone in Raleigh in Wake County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

In Honor of Those Who Served

 
 
In Honor of Those Who Served Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Parker, April 7, 2025
1. In Honor of Those Who Served Marker
Inscription.
In Honor of Those Who Served
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 35° 42.552′ N, 78° 45.489′ W. Memorial is in Raleigh, North Carolina, in Wake County. It is in Heatherstone. It is at the intersection of Penny Road and Penny Lane, on the right when traveling west on Penny Road. Location is next to the cemetery at Swift Creek Baptist Church. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 9300 Penny Rd, Raleigh NC 27606, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s Piedmont and in the Research Triangle. 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as
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the crow flies: Historic White Plains Cemetery (approx. 3˝ miles away); Yates Mill (approx. 4.1 miles away); Cary's Educational Milestones (approx. 5.2 miles away); Bass Lake (approx. 5.2 miles away); Marcus Baxter Dry House (approx. 5.3 miles away); Sams-Jones House (approx. 5.3 miles away); The Beddingfield House (approx. 5.3 miles away); 110 Dry Avenue (approx. 5.3 miles away).
 
In Honor of Those Who Served Marker next to Swift Creek Baptist Church Cemetery image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Parker, April 7, 2025
2. In Honor of Those Who Served Marker next to Swift Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
In Honor of Those Who Served Marker near Swift Creek Baptist Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Parker, April 7, 2025
3. In Honor of Those Who Served Marker near Swift Creek Baptist Church
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 113 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 7, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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