Afton in Union County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Veterans Memorial
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 30, 2015
1. Veterans Memorial Marker
Defenders of Democracy
Erected 1959 by Boy Scout Troop 127.
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 41° 1.719′ N, 94° 11.841′ W. Marker is in Afton, Iowa, in Union County. Marker is at the intersection of Douglas Street (U.S. 169) and Kansas Street, on the right when traveling north on Douglas Street. Monument is in the City Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Afton IA 50830, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Mt. Pisgah – Mormon Pioneer Way Station / Chief Pied Riche Tells the Spirit of Mt. Pisgah (approx. 5.3 miles away); Mt. Pisgah (approx. 5.3 miles away); Graceland Cemetery (approx. 8.3 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.3 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.8 miles away); Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad Depot (approx. 8.9 miles away); Burlington Route NE-10 Waycar #13513 (approx. 9 miles away); Creston Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial (approx. 9.6 miles away).
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Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 30, 2015
2. Veterans Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 299 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 7, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
