The Memorial Arch is a historic memorial arch located in Memorial Park at Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia. It was built between 1924 and 1929 by the Cabell County War Memorial Association as a memorial to the dead and to those who served the county in World War I. It is built of gray Indiana limestone on a gray granite base. It measures 42 feet high, 34 feet wide, and 9 feet deep. It features Classical Revival style bas-relief carvings. The structure was rededicated in 1980. It is the only triumphal style arch in West Virginia.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.

See also

  • Greater Huntington Parks and Recreation District
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Cabell County, West Virginia

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The Memorial Arch in Memorial Park at Huntington, Cabell County, West