Bakersville in Mitchell County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Mitchell County Veterans Monument

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 28, 2025

1. Mitchell County Veterans Monument Marker

Inscription. In the year of our Lord August 1, 1972 A. D. Dedicated to the memory of the brave men and women of Mitchell County, N. C. living and dead who offered their lives in the military service of their country.

God Bless America

Erected 1972 by Robert Jenkins, Carl Baker, Glenn Buchanan Mitchell County Commissioners.

Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 36° 0.921′ N, 82° 9.502′ W. Monument is in Bakersville, North Carolina, in Mitchell County. It is at the intersection of North Mitchell Avenue and North Carolina Route 226, on the right when traveling west on North Mitchell Avenue. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 11 N Mitchell Avenue, Bakersville NC 28705, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument 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: Mitchell County Courthouse (a few steps from this marker); Asa Gray (a few steps from this marker); Mitchell County Historical Events (within shouting distance of this marker); Honoring Mitchell County's Confederate Dead (within shouting distance of this marker); André Michaux (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans Memorial

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(approx. ¼ mile away); Honoring Those Who Served (approx. ¼ mile away); The Charters of Freedom (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bakersville.

Mitchell County Veterans Monument at the Historic Mitchell County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 28, 2025

2. Mitchell County Veterans Monument at the Historic Mitchell County Courthouse

Credits. This page was last revised on October 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 1, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 71 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 1, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.