Vietnam Veterans Monument - Conway, South Carolina
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BruceS
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Vietnam Veterans memorial on the grounds of the Horry County Courthouse in Conway, South Carolina.
Waymark Code: WM86V7
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 02/08/2010
Views: 4
The Vietnam Veterans Monument is is stone monument in a crescent shape with a low relief carving of a map of Vietnam. The map is inscribed:
Vietnam
Veterans
Of Horry
County
Acknowledge
Our Fallen
Comrades
This is followed with a list of names with dates of death for veterans. The list is continued on the back of monument.
TITLE: Vietnam Veterans Monument
ARTIST(S): Conway Monument Company, fabricator.
DATE: 1985. May 25, 1985.
MEDIUM: Sculpture: Polished and rough-hewn granite; Base: granite.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS SC000216
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Horry County Courthouse
1201 3rd Avenue
Conway, South Carolina
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None noted.
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