Norton, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Armed Forces Memorial

Photographed by J. J. Prats, October 17, 2015

1. Norton Armed Forces Memorial

Inscription.
The residents of Norton honor the men and women who served so valiantly and honorably in the Armed Forces of the United States of America.

Erected 1994 by residents of Norton.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 36° 56.043′ N, 82° 37.744′ W. Memorial is in Norton, Virginia. It is on Park Avenue NW (Business U.S. 23) west of 7th Street NW, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Norton VA 24273, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southwest Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern 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,

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 3 miles

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of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Hotel Norton (within shouting distance of this marker); Wise County Virginia Chamber of Commerce (within shouting distance of this marker); Norton (within shouting distance of this marker); From U.S.S. Constitution (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Integrated Little League Baseball Teams in Virginia (approx. 0.3 miles away); Resolution Declaring a Sasquatch / Bigfoot Sanctuary (approx. one mile away); Norton / Coeburn (approx. 1.2 miles away); Benge’s Gap (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Norton.

Armed Forces Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, October 17, 2015

2. Armed Forces Memorial Marker

Photographed by J. J. Prats, October 17, 2015

3. Armed Forces Memorial Marker

Pocket Park Behind the Armed Forces Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, October 17, 2015

4. Pocket Park Behind the Armed Forces Memorial

POW★MIA display at the memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 3, 2026

5. POW★MIA display at the memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 23, 2015, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 486 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 23, 2015, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 5. submitted on July 8, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.