Bakersville in Mitchell County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 28, 2025
1. Veterans Memorial Marker
To keep America free
Erected by Disabled American Veterans Post 58.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 36° 0.971′ N, 82° 9.75′ W. Memorial is in Bakersville, North Carolina, in Mitchell County. It is on Long View Drive 0.4 miles west of North Carolina Route 261, on the right when traveling west. The memorial is south of the Mitchell County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 328 Long View Drive, Bakersville NC 28705, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s and he Mountains in the High Country. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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: Honoring Those Who Served (a few steps from this marker); Mitchell County Historical Events (approx. Ό mile away); Asa Gray (approx. Ό mile away); Mitchell County Veterans Monument (approx. Ό mile away); Mitchell County Courthouse (approx. Ό mile away); Honoring Mitchell County's Confederate Dead (approx. Ό mile away); Andrι Michaux (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Charters of Freedom (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bakersville.
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Photographed by Mark Parker, September 28, 2025
2. Veterans Memorial near an overlook with a view of Bakersville
Memorial/ dedication bricks are in the foreground
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 28, 2025
3. Veterans Memorial looking towards Mitchell County Courthouse
Credits. This page was last revised on October 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 55 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 30, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
