North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest

North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest (HM1C81)

Location: Balsam Grove, NC 28708 Transylvania County
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Country: United States of America
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N 35° 18.164', W 82° 54.298'

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The United Daughters of the Confederacy in cooperation with the United States Forest Service planted this 125 acre forest as a living memorial to the 125,000 soldiers North Carolina provided the Confederacy. The 125,000 Red Spruce tree forest was planted over a three-year period, 1941-1943.

The Memorial Forest was dedicated August 11, 1956

Rededicated by United Daughters of the Confederacy and Sons of Confederate Veterans August 11, 2001
Details
HM NumberHM1C81
Series This marker is part of the Blue Ridge Parkway series, and the United Daughters of the Confederacy series.
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Year Placed2001
Placed ByUnited Daughters of the Confederacy and Sons of Confederate Veterans
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, September 19th, 2014 at 10:21am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 326800 N 3908280
Decimal Degrees35.30273333, -82.90496667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 35° 18.164', W 82° 54.298'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds35° 18' 9.84" N, 82° 54' 17.88" W
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Area Code(s)828
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3400 Blue Ridge Pkwy, Balsam Grove NC 28708, US
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