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South Side World Wars Memorial

 
 
South Side World Wars Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 20, 2010
1. South Side World Wars Memorial Marker
Inscription.
Dedicated in honor of the
men and women
of the South Side
who served in
World Wars I and II

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismWar, World IWar, World II.
 
Location. 40° 2.951′ N, 80° 43.565′ W. Memorial is in Wheeling, West Virginia, in Ohio County. It is in South Wheeling. It is at the intersection of Chapline Street and 34th Street, in the median on Chapline Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Wheeling WV 26003, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Northern Panhandle. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Ohio River Valley, 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 walking distance of this marker: Wheeling High School World War II Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mail Pouch Tobacco (approx. half a mile away); Bernard Klieves House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Holliday-Schaefer House (approx. 0.6 miles away); 2304 Chapline Street (approx. 0.6 miles away); 2300 Chapline Street (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Lower Market House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Flaccus Building (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wheeling.
 
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South Side World Wars Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 20, 2010
2. South Side World Wars Memorial
Looking SE with 33rd Street at left of photo
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 485 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 10, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Jun. 27, 2026