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Source:  Perquimans County Veterans Memorial, Hertford

  • Monument Name

    Perquimans County Veterans Memorial, Hertford

  • Type

    War Memorial

    Marker

  • Subjects

    Veterans of Multiple Wars

  • City

    Hertford

  • County

    Perquimans

  • Description

    The memorial is a granite tabletstone with a round on flat top on a single base. A square granite pedestal is at each flank topped with what appears to be a vase made of bronze. Centered near the top is a bronze medallion with the American Flag. In a circle around the center medallion are six smaller medallions. Starting at the noon position and moving clockwise: Army, Marine Corp, Coast Guard, Merchant Marines, Air Force and Navy. The inscription appears below the medallions. Three incised vertical lines run along each edge of the tabletstone.

    A walk to and surrounding the memorial is formed of red brick commemorative pavers. Two small granite plaques with inscriptions are set into the walk in front of the marker.

    Images: The Veterans and Jim “Catfish” Hunter memorials | View of the historic Perquimans County Courthouse with the Veterans Memorial and Jim “Catfish” Hunter Memorial on the front lawn

  • Inscription

    “THE WILLINGNESS TO SACRIFICE / IS THE PRELUDE TO FREEDOM.”

    THE SACRIFICES OF FEW ENSURE / THE FREEDOM OF MANY. / A GRATEFUL COMMUNITY REMEMBERS / THOSE WHO SERVE IN THE / ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES / DURING TIMES OF WAR AND PEACE / WHOSE COURAGE AND PERSONAL / SACRIFICES DEFEND AND / PRESERVE OUR FREEDOM.

  • Custodian

    Perquimans County

  • Dedication Date

    Circa 2013

  • Decade

    2010s

  • Geographic Coordinates

    36.189090 , -76.465730 View in Geobrowsemap pin

  • Supporting Sources

      Foley, John. "Honoring Their Sacrifice: 150 Attend Memorial Day Ceremony," The Perquimans Weekly,, May 31, 2022, dailyadvance.com, (accessed September 21, 2022) Link

  • Public Site

    Yes

  • Materials & Techniques

    Granite, bronze, brick

  • Location

    The monument is located on N. Church Street between E. Grubb and E. Market Streets in Hertford, NC to the right of the entrance to the Perquimans County Courthouse. A memorial to “Catfish” Hunter stands a few feet away and the Confederate Soldiers Monument stands to the left of the courthouse entrance. The "Honoring Kilcocanen and the Yeopim Indians" plaque is nearby.

  • Landscape

    The memorial stands in the Memorial Park at the historic Perquimans County Courthouse, to the right of the building entrance.

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