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 Veteran's Memorial - Ducktown, TN Posted by:  debbado
N 35° 02.070 W 084° 22.943
16S E 738790 N 3880001
Small memorial along Highway 68 in Ducktown, TN
Waymark Code: WMA69Q
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 11/22/2010
Views: 6
This memorial has a few benches, couple of eagle statues and some names of local heroes. There are also flags representing the different military branches.
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
World War 2 and Vietnam
In Honor Of: These heroes gave their lives for their country
Marker Text:
These heroes gave their lives for their country
Roy Goode, WW2
Billie Bennett, WW2
Fred Mason, WW2
Gerald McGee, WW2
Edsel Griffin, WW2
Mac Rogers, WW2
Martin H. Campbell, Jr., WW2
Hoyt G. Payne, WW2
Leslie Cantrell, Vietnam
John A. Runion, WW2
Mayford Hedrick, WW2
Date of dedication: unknown
Who Put it Here?: unknown
Description of Memorial:
Ducktown is a small town in Polk County. This small memorial is located on the main road into town (Highway 68). It's located across the street from the post office and near the Burra Burra Mine. The mine is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Ducktown use to be a big copper mining town. There are several other waymarks in this area.
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Visit Instructions:
Visited Logs must contain, at least, a picture of the monument and your GPSr. Preferably YOU at the monument with your GPSr, but we understand that some people are camera-shy.
It is suggested you please include something about your visit here, as well.
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