Montgomery in Montgomery County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Flame of Freedom
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, October 11, 2013
1. Flame of Freedom Monument
Facing backside of Capitol Building.
Alabama
* War *
Veterans
Erected in commemoration
of the
50th Anniversary
of the
American Legion
Department
of Alabama
March 15,1969
Erected 1969.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 32° 22.631′ N, 86° 17.999′ W. Memorial is in Montgomery, Alabama, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of South Union Street and Washington Avenue, on the left when traveling north on South Union Street. Marker is located southeast of the Capitol Building. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 600 Dexter Ave, Montgomery AL 36104, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Alabama’s Tri-Counties River Region. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Black Belt. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, 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 Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: South East Asia Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Flagpoles (within shouting distance of this marker); The World War Heroes (within shouting distance of this marker); Joseph Lister Hill (within shouting distance of this marker); Alabama Highway Patrol (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Original Iron Fence (about 300 feet away); Spot Where Jefferson Davis Stood (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montgomery.
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Photographed by Sandra Hughes, October 11, 2013
2. Flame of Freedom (west face)
high your
torch, lest
Liberty in
Tyrants hands
should fall
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, October 11, 2013
3. Flame of Freedom (south face)
love has man
proclaimed..
That patriots
will die for
* Freedoms *
* Cause *
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, October 11, 2013
4. Flame of Freedom (east face)
and Country
we associate
ourselves
together..
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, October 11, 2013
5. Flame of Freedom Monument
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, October 11, 2013
6. Flame of Freedom Monument
Photographed by Craig Doda, March 1, 2025
7. Flame of Freedom Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2013, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,271 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 14, 2013, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 7. submitted on March 5, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
