Halifax in Halifax County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Halifax County War Memorial
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 18, 2010
1. Halifax County War Memorial
Erected 2003 by the Halifax Woman's Club and the War Memorial Commission.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 36° 45.983′ N, 78° 55.729′ W. Memorial is in Halifax, Virginia, in Halifax County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street (U.S. 501) and Mountain Road (Virginia Route 360), on the left when traveling north on North Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Halifax VA 24558, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Virginia’s Piedmont, in Southside Virginia, and specifically in Central Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Halifax Court House (within shouting distance of this marker); Halifax County Confederate Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); History of Halifax (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bench (about 400 feet away); Frank Eubank Booker, Jr. (about 500 feet away); St John's Episcopal Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Mary M. Bethune High School (approx. 0.3 miles away); Green's Folly (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Halifax.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Mary M. Bethune High School
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Also see . . . Halifax County War Memorial. (Submitted on May 21, 2010.)
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 18, 2010
2. Panel 1
1775-1783
War of 1812
1812-1815
Mexican War
1846-1848
War Between the States
1861-1865
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 18, 2010
3. Panel 2
1861-1865
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 18, 2010
4. Panel 3
1861-1865
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 18, 2010
5. Panel 4
1861-1865
Spanish-American War
1898
World War I
1917-1918
Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, August 30, 2025
6. Halifax County War Memorial 1998 Dedication Plaque
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 18, 2010
7. Panel 5
1917-1918
World War II
1941-1945
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 18, 2010
8. Panel 6
1950-1953
Vietnam War
1961-1973
Persian Gulf War
1991
Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, August 30, 2025
9. Panel 6
Updated
Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, August 30, 2025
10. Halifax County War Memorial
Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, August 30, 2025
11. Halifax County War Memorial
Dedication Plaque
Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, August 30, 2025
12. Halifax County War Memorial 2003 Dedication Plaque
Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, August 30, 2025
13. Halifax County War Memorial 2003 Dedication Plaque
Credits. This page was last revised on September 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 21, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,379 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 21, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 6. submitted on September 3, 2025, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. 7, 8. submitted on May 21, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 9, 10, 11. submitted on September 2, 2025, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. 12, 13. submitted on September 3, 2025, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia.
