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Midtown - Downtown in Columbia in Richland County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

South Carolina Veterans Memorial

 
 
South Carolina Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brian Scott, July 25, 2011
1. South Carolina Veterans Memorial
Inscription.
[Flag Base]:
In Honor of
South Carolina Veterans
of the United States Armed Forces

[South Bench Inscription]
Dedicated - Veterans Day
November 11, 2005
United States Army
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
United States Air Force
United States Coast Guard
POW-MIA

[Assembly Street Inscription]
The State of South Carolina is eternally grateful to her sons and daughters who honorably served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America.

[North Bench Inscription]
Armed Forces of the United States
Veterans Monument Commission

Chairman
Senator John Courson
Senator John Drummond
Senator Kay Petterson
Representative Liston D Barfield
Representative James H. Harrison
Representative Lonnie Hosey
Colonel Lewis C Ballington
Colonel Jack L Van Loan
Colonel Barringer F Wingard Jr

 
Erected 2005 by State of South Carolina.
 
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1880.
 
Location. 33° 59.983′ N, 81° 2.067′ W. Marker is in Columbia, South Carolina
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, in Richland County. It is in Midtown - Downtown. Marker is on Assembly Street (State Highway 48), on the right when traveling south. Monument is located in the west section of the SC Statehouse grounds. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbia SC 29201, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Cap. Swanson Lunsford (here, next to this marker); Spanish-American War Cannon (a few steps from this marker); Here Stood The State House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); J. Marion Sims (about 300 feet away); Palmetto Regiment (about 300 feet away); Quoin-Stones (about 300 feet away); Sherman’s Artillery (about 300 feet away); The State House of South Carolina (about 400 feet away); Assembly Street (about 500 feet away); Robert E. Lee Memorial Highway (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.
 
South Carolina Veterans Memorial<br>Flag Base image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brian Scott, July 25, 2011
2. South Carolina Veterans Memorial
Flag Base
South Carolina Veterans Memorial<br>South Bench Inscription image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brian Scott, July 25, 2011
3. South Carolina Veterans Memorial
South Bench Inscription
South Carolina Veterans Memorial<br>Assembly Street Inscription image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brian Scott, July 25, 2011
4. South Carolina Veterans Memorial
Assembly Street Inscription
South Carolina Veterans Memorial<br>North Bench Inscription image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brian Scott, July 25, 2011
5. South Carolina Veterans Memorial
North Bench Inscription
South Carolina Veterans Memorial<br>East Bench image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brian Scott, July 25, 2011
6. South Carolina Veterans Memorial
East Bench
South Carolina Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Doda, November 13, 2022
7. South Carolina Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 672 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 29, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.   7. submitted on November 15, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.

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