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Walterboro in Colleton County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Colleton County Veterans War Memorial

 
 
Colleton County Veterans War Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, April 2008
1. Colleton County Veterans War Memorial Marker
Inscription. Short and tall, rich and poor, black and white, farmer and shopkeeper - they came from every walk of life. The men and women of Colleton County have always answered the call to defend the flag and protect our freedom. They have done this without hesitation during times of conflict and peace. They gave their all for God and country. We owe them a great debt.
 
Erected 1990 by The Citizens of Colleton County.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: MilitaryPatriots & PatriotismWar, KoreanWar, VietnamWar, World IWar, World II.
 
Location. 32° 54.18′ N, 80° 39.911′ W. Memorial is in Walterboro, South Carolina, in Colleton County. It can be reached from E. Washington Street. The marker is in the Downtown Plaza. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Walterboro SC 29488, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, in the Ashepoo and Combahee and Edisto Basin. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep
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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 New Spain, 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: Colleton County Courthouse (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Confederate Monument (about 500 feet away); Walterboro (about 600 feet away); Walterboro Jail (about 700 feet away); Colleton Rural Fire Department Charter Members (approx. 0.2 miles away); Walterborough Academy (approx. 0.3 miles away); Walterborough Library Society (approx. 0.3 miles away); Hickory Valley (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Walterboro.
 
World War I 1917-1918 World War II 1941-1945 with lists of names image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008
2. World War I 1917-1918 World War II 1941-1945 with lists of names
Korea 1950-1953 Vietnam 1964-1975 with lists of names image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008
3. Korea 1950-1953 Vietnam 1964-1975 with lists of names
Downtown Plaza, with featured Memorial Waterfalls image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008
4. Downtown Plaza, with featured Memorial Waterfalls
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,740 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 16, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
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