Kingsport in Sullivan County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Tennessee Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Mark Parker, August 17, 2025
1. Tennessee Veterans Memorial Marker
living or deceased who have
honorably served their country
that freedom may reign
Governor
Bill Haslam
Erected by Tennessee American Veterans (AMVETS).
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 36° 29.011′ N, 82° 32.943′ W. Memorial is in Kingsport, Tennessee, in Sullivan County. It can be reached from Interstate 26 at milepost 5 west of Rock Springs Road, on the left when traveling west. The marker is at the Tennessee Welcome Center, accessible from both I-26 East or West. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Kingsport TN 37664, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in East Tennessee and in the Tri-Cities Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Suffering and Survival (a few steps from this marker); Pierce Chapel AME Church Cemetery (approx. 1.8 miles away); Pactolus Ironworks (approx. 2.2 miles away); Fort Patrick Henry (approx. 2.3 miles away); Avery Treaty (approx. 3.1 miles away); Donelson Flotilla (approx. 3.1 miles away); Double Springs (approx. 3.4 miles away); Douglass High School (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kingsport.
Photographed by Mark Parker, August 17, 2025
2. Tennessee Veterans Memorial at the Kingsport Welcome Center near exit 5 Center, exti
Credits. This page was last revised on September 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 1, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 100 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 1, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
