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Rock Hill in York County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Veterans Garden

 
 
Veterans Garden Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 25, 2025
1. Veterans Garden Marker
Inscription. This garden is a tribute to honor past, present, and future generations of the courageous military men and women of the Rock Hill area who preserve the freedom of the United States of America.
 
Erected 2017 by The City of Rock Hill, American Legion Post 34, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2889.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 34° 56.095′ N, 81° 1.159′ W. Memorial is in Rock Hill, South Carolina, in York County. It can be reached from Edgemont Avenue east of Charlotte Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 820 Edgemont Ave, Rock Hill SC 29730, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Midlands and in the Olde English District. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep 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 original Cherokee Nation, 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: Victory Gardens (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Vernon Grant (about 700 feet away); Glencairn Garden (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ante-Bellum Landowners / Upper Landsford Road, Now Charlotte Avenue (approx. 0.2 miles away); Purple Heart Bridge (approx. 0.4 miles away); James Milton Cherry House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Armstrong-Mauldin House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Oakland Avenue Presbyterian Church (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rock Hill.
 
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Veterans Garden is part of Glencairn Garden park
 
Wide view Veterans Garden Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 25, 2025
2. Wide view Veterans Garden Marker
Wide Veterans Garden Marker and display image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 25, 2025
3. Wide Veterans Garden Marker and display
Veterans Garden with display of Armed Forces logos image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 25, 2025
4. Veterans Garden with display of Armed Forces logos
Veterans Garden overlook looking towards park entrance atEdgemont Ave image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 25, 2025
5. Veterans Garden overlook looking towards park entrance atEdgemont Ave
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 40 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 27, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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