Sibley in Osceola County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Osceola County GAR Memorial

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, June 20, 2018

1. Osceola County GAR Memorial

Inscription.

Soldiers, sailors
Citizens
May the memory of their valor and patriotism be perpetuated

Erected 1916

Erected 1916 by L.G. Ireland GAR Post #118.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 43° 24.103′ N, 95° 44.966′ W. Memorial is in Sibley, Iowa, in Osceola County. It is on 7th Street east of 3rd Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Memorial is located in front of the Osceola County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 300 7th St, Sibley IA 51249, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in andspecifically orth Iowa in Western Iowa. It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of 1972 Osceola County Time Capsule

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(a few steps from this marker); Osceola County World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Osceola County Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); History at Hawkeye Point (approx. 4½ miles away); Ashton Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial (approx. 6½ miles away); W L Harding (approx. 7.2 miles away); "Habitat" (approx. 12.4 miles away in Minnesota); Welcome to Minnesota / The Minnesota-Iowa Boundary (approx. 12.4 miles away in Minnesota). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sibley.

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, June 20, 2018

2. Osceola County GAR Memorial

Osceola County GAR Memorial Statue image. Click for full size.

September 11, 2023

3. Osceola County GAR Memorial Statue

Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2018, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 405 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 21, 2018, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. 3. submitted on September 29, 2023. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.