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Lonely Lookout Memorial

 
 
Lonely Lookout Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, May 27, 2013
1. Lonely Lookout Memorial Marker
Inscription. The lonely lookout through all weather searching the sea and sky for the enemy. The Signal Men and radio men communicate to ships in the convoy, while gun crews stand ready. A tribute to these brave men whom the world is indebted, these men must not be forgotten.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 41° 32.733′ N, 71° 32.167′ W. Memorial is in Exeter, Rhode Island, in Washington County. It is in Escoheag. It is on South County Trail (Cemetery Entrance). This marker is in the Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Exeter RI 02822, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Narragansett Bay and in South County. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. 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 one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: We Aim-To Deliver (here, next to this marker); U.S. Navy Armed Guard Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Armed Services Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); 43d Infantry Division Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Address by President Abraham Lincoln (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jewish War Veterans (approx. Ό mile away); Rhode Island National Guard (approx. 0.3 miles away); Medal of Honor-Honor Roll (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Exeter.
 
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Lonely Lookout Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, May 27, 2013
2. Lonely Lookout Memorial Marker
This marker is on the left side of the three markers shown
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 711 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 2, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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