Ehrhardt in Bamberg County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Four County WW II Memorial
Photographed by Mike Stroud
1. Four County WW II Memorial Marker
Our Heroes
Of World War II
Erected by the Counties of
Allendale, Bamberg,
Colleton and Hampton
May 1, 1948
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1811.
Location. 33° 3.704′ N, 81° 5.333′ W. Marker is in Ehrhardt, South Carolina, in Bamberg County. It can be reached from State Highway 5-8. reached from State Road 5-8 0.2 miles south of 5-31, on the left when traveling south. Click for map. Located at Rivers Bridge State Park near SC 5-8. At Memorial Grounds (follow arrow). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ehrhardt SC 29081, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is in the Lowcountry. 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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A Tradition of Remembering, A Legacy of Preservation (within shouting distance of this marker); Our Confederate Dead (within shouting distance of this marker); Rivers Bridge Confederate Dead (within shouting distance of this marker); Colleton County Confederate Soldiers (within shouting distance of this marker); Rivers Bridge State Historic Site (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bamberg County (approx. 0.2 miles away); Battle Of Rivers Bridge
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Photographed by Mike Stroud
2. Four County WW II Memorial Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 576 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 13, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
