Union in Franklin County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Veterans Memorial
The solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom
Abraham Lincoln
Erected 1994.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln series list.
Location. 38° 26.724′ N, 91° 0.387′ W. Memorial is in Union, Missouri, in Franklin County. It is at the intersection of South Oak Street and East Main Street, on the left when traveling south on South Oak Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 5 South Oak Street, Union MO 63084, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Missouri River Corridor and in Greater St. Louis. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Shawnee Town Ford (a few steps from this marker); Vitt's Mill (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lynching in America / Lynching of Erastus Brown (approx. 2 miles away); Disabled Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away); International Shoe Company Building (approx. 6.8 miles away); Panhorst Feed Store (approx. 6.9 miles away); POW - MIA (approx. 7.1 miles away); Korean War Memorial (approx. 7.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Union.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 6, 2018
4. Time Capsule directly in front of the Veterans Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on February 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 266 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 6, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
