Ellijay in Gilmer County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Purple Heart - Combat Wounded

Photographed by Mark Parker, May 10, 2025

1. Purple Heart - Combat Wounded Marker

Inscription. My stone is red for the blood they shed. The medal I bear is my country's way to show they care. If I could be seen by all mankind, maybe peace will come in my lifetime.

Erected by Military Order of Purple Heart Chapter 826.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the Military Order of the Purple Heart series list.

Location. 34° 40.302′ N, 84° 29.813′ W. Memorial is in Ellijay, Georgia, in Gilmer County. It is on Old State Highway 5 north of Legion Road, on the right when traveling north. The marker is at Veterans Memorial Park near the Veterans Memorial Bridge. From the parking lot near the ballfields, take the paved walking trail 1/10 mile to the bridge. The marker is to the left of the bridge. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2150 Old Hwy 5, Ellijay GA 30540, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Georgia’s Mountains. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

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 flies: In Memory of All American Veterans (a few steps from this marker); Gilmer County Confederate Soldiers Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Honored Veterans of Gilmer County (approx. 0.4 miles away); Gilmer County Union Soldiers Memorial

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Fort Hetzel (approx. 1.6 miles away); Revolutionary War Patriots (approx. 1.8 miles away); Gilmer County War Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); David Bailey Freeman - The Youngest Confederate Soldier (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ellijay.

Purple Heart - Combat Wounded Marker at the entrance to the Veterans Memorial Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, May 10, 2025

2. Purple Heart - Combat Wounded Marker at the entrance to the Veterans Memorial Bridge

Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 111 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 26, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.