Shepherdsville in Bullitt County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Bullitt County Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Richard Hawkins, July 11, 2025
1. Bullitt County Veterans Memorial
In Memoriam
To all those from Bullitt County who have made the supreme sacrifice and given their lives while serving their country in the defense of the liberty, justice and freedoms of us all.
Since the independence of our beloved nation there has always been, and there always will be those among us who bravely and courageously lay down their lives to defend this great nation and her people.
There is no greater calling than to give that which is most precious, life itself, for the preservation and defense of your country.
This monument is erected by the citizens of Bullitt County to honor the memory of all those friends, neighbors, family and kin who died in the defense of our beloved country.
God bless American, and those who have, and those who will defend her.
This monument of native Bullitt County limestone erected to honor those armed forces personnel who have given their lives for their country, was made possible by generous contributions from: American legion Bullitt Co Post 157 and Ladies Auxiliary; Bullitt Co. Stone Company, Div. of Rogers Group; Ray Walls Excavating; John Hatter, Tuckpointing; Publishers Printing Company; VFW, Bullitt Co. Memorial Post 5710, and ladies Auxiliary; And many individual Bullitt Co. citizens.
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Location. 37° 59.297′ N, 85° 42.982′ W. Memorial is in Shepherdsville, Kentucky, in Bullitt County. It is on South Buckman Street (Kentucky Route 61), on the right when traveling north. The memorial stands in front of Bullitt County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Shepherdsville KY 40165, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Louisville Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Ohio River Valley. 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 and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: County Named, 1796 (here, next to this marker); Kentucky Black Trailblazers (within shouting distance of this marker); Adam Shepherd (within shouting distance of this marker); The 1917 Train Wreck (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Alma Wallace Lesch (approx. 0.2 miles away); Shepherdsville Pioneer Graveyard (approx. 0.3 miles away); L & N Bridge - Civil War (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fort DeWolf (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shepherdsville.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 5, 2018
2. Bullitt County Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 5, 2018
3. Bullitt County Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 5, 2018
4. Bullitt County Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 5, 2018
5. Bullitt County Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Richard Hawkins, July 11, 2025
6. Bullitt County Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Richard Hawkins, July 11, 2025
7. Bullitt County Veterans Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on July 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 540 times since then and 25 times this year. Last updated on July 11, 2025, by Richard Hawkins of Phelan, California. Photos: 1. submitted on July 11, 2025, by Richard Hawkins of Phelan, California. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 18, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 6, 7. submitted on July 11, 2025, by Richard Hawkins of Phelan, California. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
