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Brookings County South Dakota Veterans Memorial

 
 
Brookings County South Dakota Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, June 16, 2018
1. Brookings County South Dakota Veterans Memorial Marker
Inscription.

1922
To The
Unknown
Dead

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 44° 18.505′ N, 96° 47.697′ W. Memorial is in Brookings, South Dakota, in Brookings County. It can be reached from 6th Ave. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 314 6th Ave S, Brookings SD 57006, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in East River. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, and on the Northern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Heart of Brookings (within shouting distance of this marker); Downtown (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pioneer Park (approx. half a mile away); Coughlin Campanile (approx. 0.6 miles away); College Green (approx. 0.6 miles away); Paul Zantow Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Brookings County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Medal of Honor Park (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brookings.
 
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Brookings County South Dakota Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, June 16, 2018
2. Brookings County South Dakota Veterans Memorial Marker
Brookings County South Dakota Veterans Memorial Marker - GAR image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, June 16, 2018
3. Brookings County South Dakota Veterans Memorial Marker - GAR


GAR
1861 - 1865
Dedicated
Aug 1954
Brookings County South Dakota Veterans Memorial Marker - Mexican War image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, June 16, 2018
4. Brookings County South Dakota Veterans Memorial Marker - Mexican War


Mexican War
1846 - 1848
Dedicated 1981
Brookings County South Dakota Veterans Memorial Marker - Revolutionary War image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, June 16, 2018
5. Brookings County South Dakota Veterans Memorial Marker - Revolutionary War


Revolutionary War
1775 - 1783
Dedicated 1981
Brookings County South Dakota Veterans Memorial Marker - Spanish American War image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, June 16, 2018
6. Brookings County South Dakota Veterans Memorial Marker - Spanish American War


Spanish American War
1898 - 1898
Dedicated 1981
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 19, 2018. It was originally submitted on June 18, 2018, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 353 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 18, 2018, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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