Near Saks in Calhoun County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

27th. Division Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, February 25, 2012

1. 27th. Division Veterans Memorial Marker

Inscription. Dedicated Oct. 15, 1980 and given in memory of those members who gave their lives in World War I & II by the 27th. Division Association whose members trained on this ground 1940-1941

Erected 1980 by 27th Division Association.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World I • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1980.

Location. 33° 41.747′ N, 85° 49.207′ W. Marker is near Saks, Alabama, in Calhoun County. It can be reached from Museum Drive north of Regar Circle, on the left when traveling north. Marker is located at the base of the flagpole in front of the Anniston Museum of Natural History (http://www.annistonmuseum.org). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 800 Museum Drive, Anniston AL 36206, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in East Alabama. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

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 Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Saint Michael and All Angels (approx. 2 miles away); The Legacy of the Military / Anniston's Military Heritage (approx. 2 miles away); George W. Ingram (approx. 2.1 miles away); Historic Woodstock 5K Start (approx. 2.3 miles away); Seventeenth Street Missionary Baptist Church, Organized 1887 (approx.

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2.3 miles away); West 15th Street Historic District (approx. 2.4 miles away); 416 W. 15th Street (approx. 2.4 miles away); 509 W. 15th Street (approx. 2.4 miles away).

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, February 25, 2012

2. 27th. Division Veterans Memorial Marker

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, February 25, 2012

3. 27th. Division Veterans Memorial Marker

Anniston Museum of Natural History in the background

27th. Division insignia image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, February 25, 2012

4. 27th. Division insignia

Detail of the 27th Division insignia on the marker plaque

Memorial stone in front of marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, February 25, 2012

5. Memorial stone in front of marker

In memory of
Kathryn "Kate" Malatino
and
P.C.N.
Orlando "Lon" Malatino
27th Division Association

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 27, 2012, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,321 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 27, 2012, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.