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Bowling Green in Caroline County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Caroline Veterans Memorial

 
 
Caroline Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Paul Jordan, August 1, 2010
1. Caroline Veterans Memorial Marker
Inscription. "For Those Who Fought For It, Freedom Has A Taste The Protected Will Never Know."

(back of marker) A project of H.E.L.P. Bowling Green with the generous support of: Citizens of Caroline, E.M. Gray & son, Dr. Cathie Butterworth, Rappahannock Electric Cooperative, Caroline Savings Bank, Southside Bank, Union Bank & Trust, Storke Funeral Home, Edward Russell "Old Mansion", Elliott's Enterprises, Northern Neck Distributing, Webb & Associates
 
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 38° 3.066′ N, 77° 20.837′ W. Marker is in Bowling Green, Virginia, in Caroline County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street and Courthouse Lane, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bowling Green VA 22427, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and 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 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 walking distance of this marker: Caroline County, Virginia (here, next to this marker); Campaign of 1781 (a few steps from this marker); Town of Bowling Green (a few steps from this marker); Caroline County World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Star Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Caroline County Courthouse
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(within shouting distance of this marker); Loving v Virginia (within shouting distance of this marker); 1864 Union Occupation of Bowling Green (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bowling Green.
 
More about this marker. Emblems for the United States Military are located around the base of the marker: Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and Marines.
 
Caroline Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Paul Jordan, August 1, 2010
2. Caroline Veterans Memorial Marker
The back of the marker.
Caroline Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Paul Jordan, August 1, 2010
3. Caroline Veterans Memorial Marker
Caroline Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Paul Jordan, August 1, 2010
4. Caroline Veterans Memorial Marker
Caroline Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Paul Jordan, August 1, 2010
5. Caroline Veterans Memorial Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2010, by Paul Jordan of Burlington, N. C., U. S. A.. This page has been viewed 909 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 13, 2010, by Paul Jordan of Burlington, N. C., U. S. A.. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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