Near Lavonia in Franklin County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

The State of Georgia Salutes

Photographed by Mark Parker, May 9, 2025

1. The State of Georgia Salutes Marker

Inscription.
• The 77,000 Georgians who served in World War I; the 1,937 KIA; 3,319 WIA; 67 EX-POWS and • 54 MIA
• The 324,373 Georgians who served in World War II; the 6,781 KIA; 11,650 WIA; 652 EX-POWS and 364 MIA
• The 75,000 Georgians who served in the Korean War; the 740 KIA; 1,040 WIA; 97 EX-POWS and 174 MIA
• The 228,000 Georgians who served in the Vietnam War; the 1,584 KIA; 8,534 WIA; 21 EX-POWS; 38 MIA and 13 Remains ID
• The 28,000 Georgians who served in the Persian Gulf War; the 13 KIA; 14 WIA; 2 EX-POWS and O MJA
• The 1,000,000+ Cold War veterans and the 660,900 (7/1/99) veterans living in Georgia

POWS/MIAS in History:
War • Years • POW • Died in Captivity • Unaccounted For / MIA
Revolutionary • 1775-83 • 20,000 • 8,500 • Unknown
War Between the States • 1861-65 • 194,000 (Union) • 214,000 (Confederate) • 30,218 • 25,976 • 6,750 (Combined)
WWI • 1917-18 • 4,120 • 147 • 3,350
WWII • 1941-45 • 93,941 (Europe) • 27,465 (Pacific) • 1,121 • 11,107 • 78,773 (Combined)
Korean • 1950-53 • 7,140 • 2,701 • 8,177
Vietnam • 1961-75 • 766 • 114 • 8,177 • 2,583 (1,970 6/1/01)
Persian Gulf • 1990-91 • 23 • 0 • 0

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Location. 34° 28.362′ N, 83° 4.215′ W. Memorial is near Lavonia, Georgia, in Franklin County. It is on Interstate 85 at milepost 176, 0.6 miles south of Whitworth Road (Parish Highway 77), on the right when traveling south. Located at the Georgia Visitor Information Center. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Lavonia GA 30553, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

and specifically in the Deep South.

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 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Shoal Creek (approx. 3 miles away); Veteran's Walk (approx. 3.2 miles away); Poplar Springs Baptist Church

The State of Georgia Salutes Marker to the right of the eastern entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, May 9, 2025

2. The State of Georgia Salutes Marker to the right of the eastern entrance

(approx. 3.3 miles away); Beaverdam Baptist Church (approx. 5.9 miles away in South Carolina); Red Hollow Road (approx. 6.6 miles away); Capt. Samuel Earle (approx. 7.9 miles away in South Carolina); Double Branches Baptist Church (approx. 8 miles away); Carroll’s Methodist Church (approx. 8.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lavonia.

Other markers no longer nearby. Parkertown - 1832 (was approx. 1.8 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Vandiver Bridge (was approx. 2.6 miles away in South Carolina but has been confirmed missing).

Georgia Welcome Center eastern entrance, facing the car parking lot image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, May 9, 2025

3. Georgia Welcome Center eastern entrance, facing the car parking lot

Credits. This page was last revised on June 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 99 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 3, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.