Westminster in Oconee County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Westminster World War I Monument
Photographed by Brian Scott, February 14, 2013
1. Westminster World War I Monument
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Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
Location. 34° 40.133′ N, 83° 6.033′ W. Monument is in Westminster, South Carolina, in Oconee County. It is at the intersection of Toccoa Highway (U.S. 123) and Walhalla Road (State Highway 183) on Toccoa Highway. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Westminster SC 29693, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument is in South Carolina’s and pstate, in the Foothills, in the Golden Corner. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 original Cherokee Nation, 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: Westminster First Baptist Church World War I Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Westminster Confederate Monument (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Westminster Depot (approx. 0.3 miles away); Retreat Rosenwald School (approx. 2.8 miles away); Colonel Benjamin Cleveland Monument (approx. 6.6 miles away); Colonel R.T. Jaynes (approx. 6.8 miles away); Gen. John A. Wagener (approx. 6.9 miles away); Oconee Mountain (approx. 6.9 miles away); Cherokee Path (approx. 6.9 miles away); Oconee Heritage Center (approx. 6.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Westminster.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Cross Roads Baptist Church / Cross Roads School (was approx. 3.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
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Photographed by Brian Scott, February 14, 2013
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Photographed by Brian Scott, February 14, 2013
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 15, 2013, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 573 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 15, 2013, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
