Altavista in Campbell County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

War Memorial Building

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, September 5, 2026

1. War Memorial Building Marker

Inscription. This building and memorial park dedicated in memory of those who gave the last full measure of devotion for the preservation of freedom in World Wars I and II

World War I
Marvin Arthur •William O. Littles •Andrew Lucas •Fauntleroy Short

World War II
Oscar Adams •Houston C. Anthony •Melvin T. Boudurant •R. Bascom Carr •Jack Lee Cox •W.T. Creasy •Herbert O. Daniel •Fraser E. Davis •Claude A. Dewberry •Dunn Dillard •John I. Dowdy, Jr. •Walter P. Dowdy •Hubert Downs •Loyd T. Dudley •Russell Dunham •James Calvin Goad •Dan Grinnan •Marion C. Hall •Rueben C. Kelley •Kenneth L. Lindsey •James W. Lispcomb William A. Martin •Rossell Morris •Turner W. Pickeral Jr. •James O. Scott •Alton F. Short •Ralph Shriver •David Tucker •Richard B. Walker •Howard C. Weeks •Fred Yeatts

Altavista War Memorial Association:
E. R. English, Chairman •E. G. Fitzgerald, Vice Chairman •R. R. Price Sec. & Treas.

Erected 1950.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 37° 6.844′ N, 79° 17.324′ W. Memorial is in Altavista,

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Virginia, in Campbell County. It is on Franklin Avenue, on the left when traveling north. The Marker is located on the grounds of the Altavista Area YMCA. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1000 Franklin Avenue, Altavista VA 24517, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Piedmont

and in Central Virginia.

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 within walking distance of this marker: Route of Old "97" (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); War Memorial Park (about 700 feet away); Purple Heart Monument (about 700 feet away); Founding the Town of Altavista (approx. 0.3 miles away); Colonel Charles Lynch (approx. 0.3 miles away); Founders Square (approx. 0.3 miles away); 1928 Bridge Between Hurt and Altavista

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, September 5, 2026

2. War Memorial Building Marker

(approx. half a mile away); Leonard Coleman Memorial Park (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Altavista.

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, September 5, 2026

3. War Memorial Building Marker

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, September 5, 2026

4. War Memorial Building Marker

War Memorial Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, September 5, 2026

5. War Memorial Building

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, September 5, 2026

6. War Memorial Building

Credits. This page was last revised on September 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2026, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. This page has been viewed 13 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 7, 2026, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.