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Veterans Memorial

 
 
Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jamie Abel, June 4, 2013
1. Veterans Memorial Marker
The Southern Museum of the Civil War and Railroad History can be seen behind the memorial.
Inscription.


For those who have honorably served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America.

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness have been preserved.

Dedicated May 15, 1991
Kennesaw, GA

 
Erected 1991.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 34° 1.438′ N, 84° 36.9′ W. Memorial is in Kennesaw, Georgia, in Cobb County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street and J.O. Stephenson Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Kennesaw GA 30144, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Georgia’s Piedmont and in Metro Atlanta. 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 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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: William A. Fuller (here, next to this marker); Locomotive "General" (here, next to this marker); Federal Occupation of Big Shanty (a few steps from this marker); Stewart's Corps at Big Shanty (within shouting distance of this marker); Site - Lacy Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); The Andrews Raid (within shouting distance of this marker); Big Shanty (within shouting distance of this marker); The General (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kennesaw.
 
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Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jamie Abel, June 4, 2013
2. Veterans Memorial Marker
The memorial is located in a small park with a few other markers, including the 9-11 memorial seen here in the distance.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2013, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. This page has been viewed 727 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 23, 2013, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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