Highlands Veterans Memorial and Garden, Highlands
The Veterans Memorial consists of a bronze plaque attached to a narrow upright natural boulder that stands approximately five feet tall. The simple bronze plaque is approximately two feet by three feet with a darkened background.
The memorial stands in a roughly U-shaped garden that wraps around the parking area between the Highlands Town Hall and Highlands Police Department. Running from the parking area to the memorial marker is a walk formed of memorial bricks. Each brick has a veteran’s name, branch of service and dates of service.
Veterans Memorial Plaque: ALL GAVE SOME / SOME GAVE ALL /
IN HONOR OF THE MEN AND / WOMEN OF HIGHLANDS / AREA WHO SERVED IN THE / MILITARY OR ON THE HOME / FRONT TO HELP PRESERVE / OUR NATION’S FREEDOM / THEY ALSO SERVE WHO STAND AND WAIT
HIGHLANDS MEMORIAL POST 370 / THE AMERICAN LEGION / FOR GOD AND COUNTRY / AND / WHITESIDE MOUNTAIN POST 10224 / VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS / NOV. 11, 2007
Memorial Garden Plaque: HIGHLANDS VETERANS / MEMORIAL GARDEN
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AND GRATITUDE / GOES TO RAY AND DIANE MCPHAIL / FOR THEIR GENEROUS DONATION.
A COMMUNITY PROJECT OF / LEADERSHIP HIGHLANDS CLASS OF 2015-16 / CHIEF BILL HARRELL, BRAD SPAULING, / JEREMY DOOLY, CHRISTINE MURPHY, / MITZI RAUERS, EMILY BOWERS. / ESTABLISHED 11/11/2016
Town of Highlands
November 11, 2007
35.053480 , -83.197350
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McCall, Mary Jane. “Honoring Our Veterans,” Laurel (Highlands, NC), May 5, 2018 (accessed March 25, 2023 ) Link
“Highlands American Legion Memorial Brick Program,” Plateau Daily News (Highlands, NC), July 28, 2022 (accessed March 25, 2023) Link
“Highlands Veterans Memorial, All Gave Some — Some Gave ALL —” The Historical Marker Database, HMdb.org, (accessed March 25, 2023) Link
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Granite, bronze, brick pavers
Veterans Memorial in 2007: Highlands Memorial Port 370, American Legion and Whiteside Mountain Post 10224, Veterans of Foreign Wars. Memorial Garden in 2016: Ray and Diane McPhail and Leadership Highlands Class of 2015-16
The memorial marker is located in the Highlands Veterans Memorial Garden on the 300 block of Oak Street in Highlands, NC in front of the Highlands Police Department.
A small garden with evergreen and deciduous plants has a paved walk that connects the police department parking lot and the Veterans Memorial.
The Veterans Memorial marker first stood at the corner of Sixth and Main Streets in Highlands, NC. It was moved to the current location when the Highlands Veterans Memorial Garden was created in 2016.
Services are held each year on Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Any newly purchased memorial bricks are installed on those days.
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