Gate City in Scott County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Scott County Veterans
Photographed by Mark Parker, August 17, 2025
1. Scott County Veterans Marker
American Veterans
Donated to Scott County VA.
by Jim and Betty Spears
Welded metal sculpture
by Jim Spears
1999
Erected 1999 by Jim and Betty Spears.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 36° 38.297′ N, 82° 34.825′ W. Memorial is in Gate City, Virginia, in Scott County. It is on West Jackson Street (Business U.S. 421) west of Cleveland Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker and sculpture are on the east side of the Scott County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 180 W Jackson Street, Gate City VA 24251, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Tri-Cities Area and in Southwest Virginia. 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, the territory of the Mississippian
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Scott County Confederate Memorial (here, next to this marker); Daniel Boone Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); Military Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Faris (Ferris) Station (approx. 0.6 miles away); Gate City (approx. 0.6 miles away); Blackmores Fort (approx. 0.6 miles away); Prospect Public School (approx. one mile away); Donelson's Indian Line (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gate City.
Photographed by Mark Parker, August 17, 2025
2. Scott County Veterans Marker and metal sculpture
Photographed by Mark Parker, August 17, 2025
3. Metal Sculpture closeup
Photographed by Mark Parker, August 17, 2025
4. Scott County Veterans Marker next to the Scott County Courthouse
Credits. This page was last revised on September 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 1, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 104 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 1, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
