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Assumption Parish World War II Memorial

 
 
Assumption Parish World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 28, 2015
1. Assumption Parish World War II Memorial
Inscription.
To honor the citizens of
Assumption Parish
who served in World War II
This tablet in placed here
by the
Mothers Club of Napoleonville

They fought for peace with honor

Dedicated December 2, 1945

 
Erected 1945 by Mothers Club of Napoleonville.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 29° 56.499′ N, 91° 1.448′ W. Memorial is in Napoleonville, Louisiana, in Assumption Parish. It is at the intersection of State Highway 1 and Franklin Avenue, on the right when traveling north on State Highway 1. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Napoleonville LA 70390, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Louisiana’s River Parishes and in Acadiana — Cajun Country. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, on the Gulf Coast, and in the Great River Road Region. 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 New Spain,
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Acadia, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Great War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Assumption Parish WWII Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Napoleonville (within shouting distance of this marker); Christ Episcopal Church (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Madewood Plantation House (approx. 2.1 miles away); Battle Of Georgia Landing (approx. 6.3 miles away); Israel Baptist School / Formerly Baptist Church School (approx. 7.6 miles away); Valenzuela Dans La Fourche (approx. 7.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Napoleonville.
 
Assumption Parish World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 28, 2015
2. Assumption Parish World War II Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2015. This page has been viewed 648 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 8, 2015. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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