Dayton in Rockingham County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 22, 2025
1. Veterans Memorial
A memorial in honor of all veterans
Erected 1993 by Dayton American Legion Post and Auxiliary #277.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 38° 25.141′ N, 78° 56.498′ W. Memorial is in Dayton, Virginia, in Rockingham County. It can be reached from Bowman Road (Virginia Route 732) 0.1 miles west of High Street, on the left when traveling west. Memorial is located at the base of the flagpole in The Dayton Cemetery of Virginia. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 272 Bowman Road, 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 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 walking distance of this marker: First Church in Rockingham County (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Frontiers of Faith (about 700 feet away); Daniel Bowman Mill at Silver Lake (approx. 0.2 miles away); Shenandoah College and Shenandoah Conservatory of Music (approx. 0.2 miles away); College Days (approx. 0.2 miles away); Silver Lake Historic District (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lt. Col. Thomas F. Wildes (approx. 0.3 miles away); Working Hard at Home (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dayton.
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Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 22, 2025
2. Veterans Memorial
Memorial is located at the base of the flagpole.
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 79 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 30, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
