Historical Marker

In Memory of Cpl. M. Philip Scarborough, USMC

Washington · Wilkes County

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This marker honors Lance Cpl. Michael Philip Scarborough of Washington, a Marine killed near Fallujah, Iraq, in 2004. His hometown gathered to mourn one of its own fallen in service.

About this site

In Memory of Cpl. M. Philip Scarborough, USMC is a historical marker in Washington, Wilkes County. It is one of 63 historical markers documented in Wilkes County, among 123 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.7379, -82.7391 near Washington. The nearest cataloged historic site is Wilkes County (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Jefferson Davis, Washington Square, and The Dissolution of the Confederate Government.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 33.7379, -82.7391 · Washington, Wilkes County
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