Elizabethton in Carter County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Veterans Walkway and Monument

— Elizabethton Walking Tour —

Photographed by Mark Parker, February 12, 2026

1. Veterans Walkway and Monument Marker

Inscription. The Veterans Walkway is a commemorative monument dedicated to the men and women from Carter County who served in the armed forces. Military personnel names are engraved in each panel making up the walkway. (Marker Number 14.)

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

Location. 36° 20.867′ N, 82° 12.988′ W. Monument is in Elizabethton, Tennessee, in Carter County. It is at the intersection of East Elk Avenue and Armed Forces Drive, on the right when traveling west on East Elk Avenue. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 441 E Elk Ave, Elizabethton TN 37643, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument 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,

the territory of the Mississippian

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Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

the State of Franklin,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Elizabethton Carter County Veterans Walk of Honor (here, next to this marker); S.H. Kress Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Distinguished Service Cross Recipients from Carter County (within shouting distance of this marker); 60 Missing in Action and Prisoners of War from Carter County (within shouting distance of this marker); Ritz Theater (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bonnie Kate Theater (about 600 feet away); Public Library (about 600 feet away); Boone Trail Highway (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elizabethton.

Veterans Walkway and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, February 12, 2026

2. Veterans Walkway and Marker

Veterans Walkway and flagpoles image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, February 12, 2026

3. Veterans Walkway and flagpoles

Credits. This page was last revised on February 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 17, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 46 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 17, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.