Albert Lea in Freeborn County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Union Soldiers & Sailors Monument
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 22, 2016
1. Union Soldiers & Sailors Monument
Freeborn County, Minn.
in memory of
Union Soldiers and Sailors
of the War of 1861-65
Dedicated to
Robson Post No. 5. G.A.R.
of Albert Lea, Minn.
Memorial Day May 30, 1914
Erected 1914 by Citizens of Freeborn County Minnesota.
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 43° 38.784′ N, 93° 22.11′ W. Marker is in Albert Lea, Minnesota, in Freeborn County. Memorial is on South Broadway Avenue (U.S. 65) south of College Street, on the right when traveling north. Monument is located beside the sidewalk, directly in front of the main west entrance to the Freeborn County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 411 South Broadway Avenue, Albert Lea MN 56007, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. 411 South Broadway Avenue (a few steps from this marker); Albert Lea's Architectural History (approx. 0.2 miles away); Minnesota’s Roads / Welcome to Minnesota (approx. 9.1 miles away); Jefferson Highway Completion (approx. 11.8 miles away in Iowa); Historic Northern Iowa / Carrie Lane Chapman Catt - (1859 - 1947)
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Also see . . . From the Albert Lea Evening Tribune, May 5, 1961:. The Albert Lea G.A.R. Post was organized Jan. 20, 1881. It was called Minn. No. 5. Fifteen years later the post had 125 members and it was estimated at the time that 219 men who had served in the Union Army were then living in the county. During the early existence of these posts the members often enjoyed a joint picnic. Members were active in seeing that the graves of veterans were honored and taken care of. Veteran graves can be seen today in 32 well-kept cemeteries and in 10 abandoned cemeteries located in the county. In 1914, a monument was erected on the Freeborn County Courthouse lawn, made possible by contributions from the citizens of the city and county and aided by the city and county governments. The base of this structure is of white Vermont granite, 28 ft. high. On the sides are bronze medallions of Lincoln and Logan and on the top a Civil War
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 22, 2016
2. Union Soldiers & Sailors Monument (southwest corner view)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 22, 2016
3. Union Soldiers & Sailors Monument (wide view; Freeborn County Courthouse in background)
Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 261 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 8, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
