Grant Magisterial District near Hazelton in Preston County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial Plaza

West Virginia Welcome Center

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 19, 2008

1. Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial Plaza Marker

Inscription.
West Virginia salutes
these brave men and women
for their gallantry in battle.

Erected by West Virginia Department of Transportation.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.

Location. 39° 39.803′ N, 79° 29.701′ W. Memorial is near Hazelton, West Virginia, in Preston County. It is in the Grant Magisterial District. It is on Interstate 68 at milepost 31. The marker is located on the grounds of the West Virginia Welcome Center. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Bruceton Mills WV 26525, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker,

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measured as the crow flies: Combat Wounded Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Preston County / Pennsylvania (approx. 4 miles away); Friend’s Graveyard (approx. 4.4 miles away in Maryland); Native American Visitors and Inhabitants (approx. 4.6 miles away in Maryland); The Legend of Johnny Friend (approx. 4.6 miles away in Maryland); Riverside Hotel & Knights of Pythias (approx. 4.6 miles away in Maryland); Water Street North, Captain Elijah Monroe Friend (approx. 4.6 miles away in Maryland); Friendsville Commerce, Custer's and Ryland's Stores (approx. 4.6 miles away in Maryland).

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 19, 2008

2. Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial Plaza Marker

This marker is shown on the far right side of the photo.

Medal of Honor Recipients List inside Welcome Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 1, 2026

3. Medal of Honor Recipients List inside Welcome Center

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 19, 2008

4. Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial Plaza Marker

This framed photo of the various types of Medal of Honor is on a window sill inside the Welcome Center

Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 23, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 674 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 23, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 3. submitted on August 20, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on December 23, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.