About
The North Carolina Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a red-brick memorial wall in Veterans Memorial Park at the I-85 rest area near mile marker 100, about two miles south of Thomasville. Dedicated on Memorial Day 1991, it lists more than 1,600 North Carolinians killed or missing in Vietnam.
The memorial was sponsored by the North Carolina Vietnam Veterans Leadership Program and the NC Department of Transportation, which donated the site; private donations covered the $600,000 cost. The center panel lists over 1,620 North Carolinians killed or missing, with their home counties at the foot of the monument, and the main inscription honors the 216,000 North Carolinians who served. A brick walkway leads to the wall, and evergreen trees planted by the NC Forest Service surround it. Congressman Howard Coble and Lt. Gov. James Gardner spoke at the May 27, 1991 dedication.
Details
- Address
- I-85 Davidson County Rest Area, near mile marker 100, Thomasville, NC
- Town
- Thomasville
- Dedicated
- May 27, 1991
- Names listed
- Over 1,620 killed or missing
- Cost
- $600,000 (private donations)
- Visiting
- Located inside the I-85 Davidson County rest area.
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