Ridge in St. Mary's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 11, 2026

1. Veterans Memorial

Inscription.
Their glory shall never fade

Erected by American Legion, Ridge Post No. 255.

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

Location. 38° 6.702′ N, 76° 22.086′ W. Memorial is in Ridge, Maryland, in St. Mary's County. It is on Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5) just south of Curleys Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 13390 Point Lookout Rd, Ridge MD 20680, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Maryland.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Tidewater,

in the Chesapeake Bay Region,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: History of Cardinal Gibbons Institute

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(approx. 1½ miles away); Archdiocese of Washington Slavery Acknowledgement (approx. 1½ miles away); In Memory of Benjamin Biscoe (approx. 1.6 miles away); Sodality Hall (approx. 1.6 miles away); St. Peter Claver Catholic Church Complex (approx. 1.9 miles away); Point Lookout Confederate Cemetery (approx. 3 miles away); Maryland and the Confederacy (approx. 3 miles away); a different marker also named Point Lookout Confederate Cemetery (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ridge.

Veterans Memorial in front of the American Legion post image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 11, 2026

2. Veterans Memorial in front of the American Legion post

Credits. This page was last revised on April 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 16, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.