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Columbus in Columbia County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Grand Army of the Republic Memorial
 
Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Photo, Click for full size
By Keith L, September 27, 2009
1. Grand Army of the Republic Memorial
 
Inscription.
*
Erected by
H. M. Brown Post No. 146.
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G. A. R.


In memory of our comrades
formerly residents of
Columbus, Otsego, Hampden,
York, Elba & Calamus,
who now fill unknown graves.

1861—1865

 
Location. 43° 20.335′ N, 89° 0.949′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Wisconsin, in Columbia County. Marker is at the intersection of South Dickason Boulevard and West James Street (Wisconsin Highway 16/60) on South Dickason Boulevard. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbus WI 53925, United States of America.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Columbus Public Library (a few steps from this marker); Governor James Taylor Lewis / Governor Lewis: Civil War Era (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lowell Women Firefighters (approx. 9.8 miles away); Frederick Douglass (approx. 12 miles away); Marshall Academy and High School (approx. 12.1 miles away); Wayland Hall (approx. 12.4 miles away); The Island Church (approx. 13.2 miles away); Georgia O'Keeffe (approx. 14.6 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Columbus.
 
Also see . . .  Civil War Statue. (Submitted on March 7, 2010.)
 
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Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Photo, Click for full size
By Keith L, September 27, 2009
2. Grand Army of the Republic Memorial
 
Harvey M. Brown
 
Credits. This page originally submitted on March 7, 2010, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 745 times since then. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 7, 2010, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
 
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