Mount Vernon in Rockcastle County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Rockcastle Co. War Memorial

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 13, 2015

1. Rockcastle Co. War Memorial Marker

close up, showing text and names

Inscription.
Side A
Rockcastle Co. War Memorial

Side B
World War I (list of 19 names)

Side C
World War II (list of 81 names)

Side D
Korean War (list of 5 names)
Congressional Medal of Honor Winner
Viet Nam War (list of 6 names)

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 37° 21.17′ N, 84° 20.318′ W. Memorial is in Mount Vernon, Kentucky, in Rockcastle County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Church Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street. Marker is one of several in the front lawn of the Rockcastle County Courthouse. south east corner of East Main at Church Street, just one half block north of U.S. 25. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 205 E Main St, Mount Vernon KY 40456, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Kentucky’s The Knobs. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally,

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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

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rockcastle County, 1810 (here, next to this marker); Boone Way (here, next to this marker); Col. James Maret (1855- 1936) (here, next to this marker); Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) (here, next to this marker); Cox Building History (within shouting distance of this marker); Fish – Hiatt Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Spout Spring Pioneer History (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bryant Building / Murder on Main Street (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mount Vernon.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 13, 2015

2. Rockcastle Co. War Memorial Marker

close up, showing names

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 13, 2015

3. Rockcastle Co. War Memorial Marker

close up, showing names of Korean and Viet Nam Vets

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 13, 2015

4. Rockcastle Co. War Memorial Marker

marker can be seen at a distance

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 13, 2015

5. Rockcastle Co. War Memorial Marker

bronze eagle on top of the marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2015, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 500 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 13, 2015, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.