Abbeville in Abbeville County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Forest Lawn Memory Gardens Veterans Monument

Photographed by Brian Scott, March 14, 2011

1. Forest Lawn Memory Gardens Veterans Monument -
West Facade

Inscription.
West Facade Seal of the U.S. Army
World War II
Dedicated
to the Glory of God
and to the Men of All
Wars
South Facade Seal of the U.S. Navy
World War I
In Loving Memory
of Our Sons Who Gave
Their Lives
East Facade Seal of the U.S. Marine Corps
Vietnam
Dedicated
to All Men in the
Valhalla Which All
Heroes Ascend
North Facade Seal of the U.S. Air Force
Korea
In Memory
and Honor of
All Men Who Have Made
the Supreme Sacrifice

Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Heroes • Military.

Location. 34° 6.949′ N, 82° 27.733′ W. Marker is in Abbeville, South Carolina, in Abbeville County. It can be reached from the intersection of State Highway 72 and Olive Rose Drive, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2699 Highway 72 West, Abbeville SC 29620, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and monument is in Upstate.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep 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 10 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lebanon Presbyterian Church (approx. 2.6 miles away); Patrick Calhoun Burial Grounds (approx. 3.1 miles away);

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Mulberry A.M.E. Church (approx. 3.8 miles away); Birthplace of Calhoun (approx. 3.9 miles away); Fort Boone (approx. 4 miles away); Parsons Mountain (approx. 6.1 miles away); Parsons Mountain World War II Memorial (approx. 6.1 miles away); Constitution Tree (approx. 6.2 miles away); Quay-Wardlaw House (approx. 6.3 miles away); Trinity Episcopal Church (approx. 6.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Abbeville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Calhoun Mill (was approx. 5.8 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Forest Lawn Memory Gardens Veterans Monument -<br>South Facade image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Scott, March 14, 2011

2. Forest Lawn Memory Gardens Veterans Monument -
South Facade

Forest Lawn Memory Gardens Veterans Monument -<br>East Facade image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Scott, March 14, 2011

3. Forest Lawn Memory Gardens Veterans Monument -
East Facade

Forest Lawn Memory Gardens Veterans Monument -<br>North Facade image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Scott, March 14, 2011

4. Forest Lawn Memory Gardens Veterans Monument -
North Facade

Forest Lawn Memory Gardens Veterans Monument -<br>Northeast Corner image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Scott, March 14, 2011

5. Forest Lawn Memory Gardens Veterans Monument -
Northeast Corner

Forest Lawn Memory Gardens Veterans Monument -<br>Southwest Facade image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Scott, March 14, 2011

6. Forest Lawn Memory Gardens Veterans Monument -
Southwest Facade

Forest Lawn Memory Gardens image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Scott, March 14, 2011

7. Forest Lawn Memory Gardens

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 31, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,065 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on March 31, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.