Fountain Inn in Greenville County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Cannon Memorial Park Veterans Monument
Photographed by Brian Scott, February 7, 2011
1. Cannon Memorial Park Veterans Monument
[Top Plaque]:
Courtesy of Cannon Memorial Park
[Lower Plaque]:
your strength to fight for
our lives, property and our
freedom at home will always
be known.
May you sit at the throne of
God with the angels above,
until we meet again my friend
you will always be loved.
Erected by Cannon Memorial Park.
Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 34° 42.15′ N, 82° 13.283′ W. Marker is in Fountain Inn, South Carolina, in Greenville County. It is on North Main Street (State Highway 14) west of Howard Creek Drive, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1150 North Main Street, Fountain Inn SC 29644, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and monument is in Upstate and in the Greater Greenville-Spartanburg Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 original Cherokee Nation, 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 10 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Fountain Inn (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fountain Inn High School (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Fountain Inn High School (approx. 1.1 miles away); Fountain Inn Presbyterian Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); Fountain Inn Cotton Mill / Woodside Mill and Village
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Photographed by Brian Scott, February 7, 2011
2. Cannon Memorial Park Veterans Monument Plaques
Photographed by Brian Scott, February 7, 2011
3. Cannon Memorial Park Veterans Monument
Surrounding the monument are the graves of veterans.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 14, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 773 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 14, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
