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South Lake Tahoe in El Dorado County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
 

South Lake Tahoe Library Veterans Memorial

 
 
Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, November 13, 2016
1. Veterans Memorial Marker
Inscription.
To all Veterans of All Wars
this monument is dedicated this
day 31 May 1999, to honor all the
courageous young men and women,
both living and deceased
who served in all wars and conflicts
and did their duty no matter where they
served to protect this our great nation,
the United States of America.
The spirit of mankind has never been
so well observed than in the sacrifices
of body and soul so that life, liberty
and justice may prevail
with this thought in mind
we say Thank You Veterans
We Salute You

 
Erected 1999.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 38° 56.66′ N, 119° 58.394′ W. Memorial is in South Lake Tahoe, California, in El Dorado County. It is at the intersection of Rufus Allen Blvd and U.S. 50, on the left when traveling north on Rufus Allen Blvd. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: South Lake Tahoe CA 96150, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in California’s Sacramento Metro, in the Sierra Nevada, and in the Lake Tahoe Basin. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Osgood's Toll House (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Log Cabin (approx. 0.4 miles away); Washoe Woman (approx. 1.1 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx.
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1.2 miles away); Lakeside Beach History (approx. 1.7 miles away); Pony Express State Line Crossing (approx. 2 miles away in Nevada); Henry Van Sickle (approx. 2 miles away); Jack’s Ranch (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in South Lake Tahoe.
 
More about this memorial. Marker is located in front of the El Dorado Library.
 
Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, November 13, 2016
2. Veterans Memorial Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2018. It was originally submitted on January 22, 2018, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This page has been viewed 375 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 22, 2018, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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