Charlotte in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 28, 2026

1. Veterans Memorial Marker

Inscription. A Memorial to
Our Deceased Veterans
For Services to Their Country

Erected by American Legion Post #380.

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

Location. 35° 15.489′ N, 80° 54.701′ W. Memorial is in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County. It can be reached from Freedom Drive (North Carolina Route 27) west of Lanewood Place, on the right when traveling west. The memorial is at Forest Lawn West Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 4528 Freedom Dr, Charlotte NC 28208, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once 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

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within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Charlotte Speedway (approx. 2.1 miles away); S.B. Alexander (approx. 2.2 miles away); PFC Raymond “Mike” Clausen Memorial (approx. 2.6 miles away); Boeing / Vertol CH-46A / E Sea Knight (approx. 2.6 miles away); Camp Greene (approx. 2.9 miles away); a different marker also named Camp Greene (approx. 3 miles away); George E. Davis (approx. 3.2 miles away); Johnson C. Smith University (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charlotte.

Veterans Memorial at ground level next to the flagpole image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 28, 2026

2. Veterans Memorial at ground level next to the flagpole

Full view of Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 28, 2026

3. Full view of Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on August 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 9 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 2, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.