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Source:  Harkers Island Veterans Memorial, Harkers Island. Photo by waymarking.com.

  • Monument Name

    Harkers Island Veterans Memorial, Harkers Island

  • Type

    War Memorial

  • Subjects

    Veterans of Multiple Wars

  • City

    Harkers Island

  • County

    Carteret

  • Description

    The Harkers Island Veterans Memorial is black granite panel on a single dark grey base. The panel has slightly larger lectern shaped cap. Along the lectern face are incised Coats of Arms for the Army, Navy, Airforce, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. The cap’s flat face holds the inscription “IN HONOR OF OUR VETERANS” in white lettering and flanked by a cross on each side. The panel face holds nine columns of veterans’ names to include those who lost their lives and the remaining inscriptions. The approximate size is six feet wide and four to five feet tall. A single flag pole stands behind the memorial. The memorial is approached by a single sidewalk from a parking area and is decorated with tiles related to a coastal area such as fishing and sea gulls.

  • Inscription

    IN HONOR OF OUR VETERANS / DO NOT LET MY SACRIFICE BE FORGOTTEN REMEMBER MY NAME

  • Custodian

    Harkers Island Elementary School

  • Dedication Date

    Circa 2005

  • Decade

    2000s

  • Geographic Coordinates

    34.693630 , -76.552510 View in Geobrowsemap pin

  • Supporting Sources

      Veterans Memorial In Harkers Island, NC,” Waymarking.com, (accessed March 10, 2023) Link

      “Appreciation Day to Honor Ira Lewis,” Carolina Coast Online (Morehead City, NC), July 5, 2018, (accessed March 12, 2023) Link

  • Public Site

    Yes

  • Materials & Techniques

    Black granite

  • Location

    The memorial is located on an open lawn in front of Harkers Island Elementary School at 1163 Island Road, NC.

  • Landscape

    An open field of the Harkers Island Elementary school surrounds the memorial.

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