Vernon in Lamar County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Lamar County Confederate Memorial

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 4, 2016

1. Lamar County Confederate Memorial Marker

Inscription.
1861 — 1865

Lamar County's
tribute to the
men who wore
the Confederate
gray and were
faithful to
the cause

Erected by Citizens of Lamar County, Alabama, Sons of Confederate Veterans-Alabama Division, the Society of the Order of the Southern Cross, United Daughters of the Confederacy-Samuel J. Shields Chapter #1874, The Order of Confederate Rose-Alabama Society and S.C.V. Moscow Camp #1823.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Sons of Confederate Veterans/United Confederate Veterans, and the United Daughters of the Confederacy series lists.

Location. 33° 45.453′ N, 88° 6.531′ W. Memorial is in Vernon, Alabama, in Lamar County. It is at the intersection of Pond Street (Alabama Route 17) and 1st Avenue NE, on the right when traveling north on Pond Street. Located on the lawn of the Lamar County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 44690 Highway 17, Vernon AL 35592, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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 the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 17 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lamar County Korea & Vietnam Memorial (here, next to this marker); Lamar County WWI & WWII Memorial

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(a few steps from this marker); Birth of Sulligent (approx. 10.1 miles away); John Hollis Bankhead (approx. 10.3 miles away); Mormon Springs (approx. 11.7 miles away in Mississippi); Town of Belk / Belk Community Center Park (approx. 13 miles away); Center Point Church (approx. 15.3 miles away in Mississippi); Piney Grove United Methodist Church (approx. 16.3 miles away in Mississippi). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vernon.

Other markers no longer nearby. The Ogden House (was approx. 9.9 miles away but has been permanently removed); Monroe County Created 1815 (was approx. 14½ miles away in Mississippi but has been confirmed missing).

Lamar County Courthouse & Confederate Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 4, 2016

2. Lamar County Courthouse & Confederate Memorial

View south of Lamar County Confederate Memorial and Highway 17. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 4, 2016

3. View south of Lamar County Confederate Memorial and Highway 17.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 14, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,540 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 14, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.