Soldiers and Sailors Marker

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Manitowoc in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Soldiers and Sailors
Eternal Flame

Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Photo, Click for full size

By Kent Salomon, July 7, 2012

1. Soldiers and Sailors Memorial

Inscription. On Memorial Day May 30, 1969 the American Legion Post 88 Manitowoc dedicated the eternal flame to all veterans of Manitowoc County. The flame was kept burning with donations from the American Legion, other veterans organizations and concerned citizens of Manitowoc County until 1993 when funds were received from the Fanny Angus Healy trust for perpetual care of the eternal Flame and the Veterans Memorial.

Erected 1923 by American Legion Post 88 Manitowoc.

Location. 44° 6.156′ N, 87° 40.228′ W. Marker is in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, in Manitowoc County. Marker is on North 18th Street north of Revere Drive, in the median. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 839 Revere Dr, Manitowoc WI 54220, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Staff Sgt. Andrew Miller (within shouting distance of this marker); Manitowoc County Veterans Memorial Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Sexton House (about 500 feet away, in a direct line); G.A.R - H.M. Walker Post 18 (approx. ¼ mile away); World War I Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Vilas - Rahr Mansion (approx. 0.7 miles away); Sputnik IV (approx. 0.7 miles away); Union Park (approx. 0.8 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Manitowoc.

Soldiers and Sailors Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Kent Salomon, July 7, 2012

2. Soldiers and Sailors Marker

Also see . . . The Eternal Flame. (Submitted on July 12, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.)

By Kent Salomon, July 7, 2012

3. Soldiers and Sailors Memorial

Eternal Flame Photo, Click for full size

By Kent Salomon, July 7, 2012

4. Eternal Flame

Credits. This page originally submitted on July 7, 2012, by Kent Salomon of Manitowoc,, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 82 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 7, 2012, by Kent Salomon of Manitowoc,, Wisconsin. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.