Sylva in Jackson County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Jackson County Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Mark Parker, April 25, 2025
1. Jackson County Veterans Memorial Marker
Jackson County dedicates this memorial to all veterans, living and deceased, who honorably served their country that freedom may reign.
Veterans Day
November 11, 2007
Board of Commissioners
Brian T. McMahan, Chairman Joe Cowan Mark R. Jones Tom L. Massie William R. Shelton
Veterans Service Officer - Russ Bauer
Erected 2007.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 35° 22.429′ N, 83° 13.634′ W. Memorial is in Sylva, North Carolina, in Jackson County. It is at the intersection of Keener Street (North Carolina Route 107) and West Main Street (Business U.S. 23), on the right when traveling south on Keener Street. The marker is near the base of the steps leading up to the Jackson County Public Library Complex. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 714 W Main St, Sylva NC 28779, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s and he Mountains in the Golden Corner. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper 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: To our Valiant Fathers (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. Delos Dexter Hooper House (within shouting distance of this marker); Jackson County War Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Gertrude Dills McKee
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Photographed by Mark Parker, April 25, 2025
2. Jackson County Veterans Memorial next to the steps to the Jackson County Historic Courthouse
Credits. This page was last revised on June 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 17, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 133 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 17, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
