Dayton in Rockingham County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 22, 2025

1. Veterans Memorial

Inscription.
In tribute to all that have served in defense of the United States of America

Erected by W. A. Hartman Memorials.

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

Location. 38° 25.534′ N, 78° 55.473′ W. Memorial is in Dayton, Virginia, in Rockingham County. It is on John Wayland Highway (Virginia Route 42) just south of Meigs Lane, on the right when traveling south. Memorial is located in front of the American Legion Dayton Post 27 building. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 3021 John Wayland Highway, Dayton VA 22821, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Deadly Encounter (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site Where Lt. John Rodgers Meigs Was Killed (approx. 0.2 miles away); Journey to the Wilderness (approx. 0.8 miles away); Mysteries along Cooks Creek (approx. 0.8 miles away); Pioneering the Wilderness (approx. 0.8 miles away); Fort Harrison (approx. 0.8 miles away); Working Hard at Home (approx. 0.8 miles away); Prospering in the Back Country (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dayton.

Other markers no longer nearby. Death of Lt. Meigs (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Death of Lt. Meigs (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 22, 2025

2. Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 22, 2025

3. Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on July 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 30, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 74 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 30, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.