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Source:  Kernersville Veterans Memorial, Kernersville. Photo courtesy of Markeroni.com

  • Monument Name

    Kernersville Veterans Memorial, Kernersville

  • Type

    Marker

  • Subjects

    Veterans of Multiple Wars

  • City

    Kernersville

  • County

    Forsyth

  • Description

    This marker consists of a small stone mounted upright upon another small rectangular stone slab base. It is engraved with the wreath insignia of the sponsoring club, the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The inscription is dedicated to those from the Kernersville area who lost their lives in military service.

  • Inscription

    DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF / THOSE WHO OFFERED THEIR LIVES / IN THE SERVICE OF OUR COUNTRY / FROM THE KERNERSVILLE AREA / ERECTED BY V T W POST #5352

  • Custodian

    Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #6352

  • Dedication Date

  • Decade

    2000s

  • Geographic Coordinates

    36.119180 , -80.072610 View in Geobrowsemap pin

  • Supporting Sources

      No related materials.

  • Public Site

    Yes

  • Materials & Techniques

    Stone

  • Sponsors

    Veterans of Foreign Wars

  • Location

    The Veterans Memorial is located in front of the Paddison Memorial Library Building on 130 E. Mountain Street. There is a flagpole between the monument and the library.

  • Landscape

    The memorial sits by the sidewalk on the lawn in front of a tree.

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