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Murfreesboro in Hertford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Murfreesboro Veterans Monument

 
 
Murfreesboro Veterans Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 27, 2012
1. Murfreesboro Veterans Monument
Inscription.
They answered the call to arms

This monument was erected by a
grateful community to honor and
remember those men and women who
served, fought and sacrificed to
protect and preserve the ideals and
freedom of our great nation.

In remembrance of the greater Murfreesboro area war veterans

Coast Guard•Navy•Army•Marine Corps•Air Force

World War II Era
December 7, 1941 – December 31, 1946
[names]

Korea War Era
June 27, 1950 – January 31, 1955
[names]

Vietnam War Era
February 28, 1961 – May 7, 1975
[names]

Gulf War Era
August 2, 1990
[names]

 
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 1st Iraq & Desert StormWar, KoreanWar, VietnamWar, World II.
 
Location. 36° 26.658′ N, 77° 5.989′ W. Monument is in Murfreesboro, North Carolina, in Hertford County. It is at the intersection of East Broad Street and Chief Harris Trail, on the right when traveling west on East Broad Street. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Murfreesboro NC 27855, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,
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this memorial monument is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Tidewater, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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: Disabled American Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Chowan University (about 700 feet away); J. William Copeland (about 700 feet away); Murfree House (about 800 feet away); F. Roy Johnson (about 800 feet away); Murfreesboro (about 800 feet away); Wesleyan Female College (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Jordan Office Building (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Murfreesboro.
 
World War II Era image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 27, 2012
2. World War II Era
Korea War Era & Vietnam War Era image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 27, 2012
3. Korea War Era & Vietnam War Era
Vietnam War Era & Gulf War Era image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 27, 2012
4. Vietnam War Era & Gulf War Era
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 662 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 30, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
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Jul. 26, 2026