Colonial Heights, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Colonial Heights War Memorial

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 7, 2012

1. Colonial Heights War Memorial

Inscription. Dedicated in
memory of the
men of Colonial
Heights who
gave their lives
in the service
of their country
World War II
1941 ··· 1945

Sponsored by
Colonial Heights Post No. 284
The American Legion

Percy M. Adkins
Lewis F. Ayscue
Oscar L. Bell
W. Leslie Blankenship
Robert G. Charles
Thomas P. Crumpler
J. William Dance, Jr.
Stanley S. Dimirack
Preston H. Goulder
John A. Mann
Herbert B. Nunnally
Carlton B. Rowland
John B. Trench
Benjamin Leroy Powell

1950 · Korea · 1953
Robert H. Wood
Herbert G. Wyatt

1964 · Vietnam · 1975
Merrill Barnes
Thomas L. O’Steen, Jr.
Robert A. McGill

V.F.W. 2239

Erected 1950 by Citizens of Colonial Heights.

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

Location. 37° 14.592′ N, 77° 24.536′ W. Memorial is in Colonial Heights, Virginia. It is on Boulevard (U.S. 1) north of Lafayette Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Colonial Heights VA 23834, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lafayette's Headquarters (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lafayette At Petersburg (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lee's Headquarters (approx. 0.2 miles away); Headquarters of Gen. R.E. Lee (approx. 0.2 miles away); Violet Bank (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Lee at Violet Bank (approx. ¼ mile away); Magnolia Acuminata (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Colonial Heights.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Lee at Violet Bank (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Center Panel image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 7, 2012

2. Center Panel

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 7, 2012

3. Left Panel

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 7, 2012

4. Right Panel

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 7, 2012

5. Colonial Heights War Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 8, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,301 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 8, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.