Florence in Boone County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

You Are Not Forgotten

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Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, June 1, 2025

1. You Are Not Forgotten Marker

Inscription. Since World War I, more than 91,000 soldiers are unaccounted for.

This unoccupied seat is dedicated to the memory of those brave men and women and to the sacrifices each made serving this country.

There will always be a place in these stands awaiting their return.

Y'alls

Donated by USO
USO Central and Southern Ohio
Dedicated May 31, 2021

Erected 2021 by USO Central and Southern Ohio.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 38° 58.968′ N, 84° 38.36′ W. Memorial is in Florence, Kentucky, in Boone County. It can be reached from Freedom Way. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 7950 Freedom Way, Florence KY 41042, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Clinton Blankenbeker House (approx. one mile away); Skirmish at Florence (approx. 1.3 miles away); First Baptist African American Church, Florence (approx. 1½ miles away); Hopeful Lutheran Church (approx. 1.6 miles away); Dr. Gladys Rouse House (approx. 1.6 miles away); John Uri Lloyd (1849-1936) / Stringtown on the Pike (approx. 1.7

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miles away); John Hunt Morgan Escape Route (approx. 2½ miles away); Boone County, 1798 (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Florence.

More about this memorial. The historic marker is located inside Thomas More Stadium, along the third base side.

Thomas More Stadium image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, June 1, 2025

2. Thomas More Stadium

A view of the field at Thomas More Stadium taken from the approximate site of the memorial marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 129 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 26, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.