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George in Lyon County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

George Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial

Lyon County

— Ray “Bubba” Sorensen II —

 
 
George Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, October 31, 2018
1. George Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial
Inscription.


Lyon County
Thanks our Veterans
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[Jack Sauter going off to World War I]
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[All Services Color Guard]
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[Flag]

 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Freedom Rock Memorials series list.
 
Location. 43° 20.759′ N, 96° 0.104′ W. Memorial is in George, Iowa, in Lyon County. It is on 210th St 0.2 miles west of Kennedy Ave. The George Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial is located in Locker Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: George IA 51237, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is 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 4 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow
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flies: Locker Park (a few steps from this marker); First Reinforced Concrete Bridge (approx. 9.7 miles away); The Birthplace of Extension (approx. 12½ miles away); Hull Veterans Memorial (approx. 12½ miles away).
 
More about this memorial. As of the submission date for this marker, Google Streetview picture of the site shows the Freedom Rock being created.
 
Also see . . .  Lyon County Iowa Freedom Rock Dedication Article. (Submitted on November 30, 2018, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota.)
 
Jack Sauter going off to World War I image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, October 31, 2018
2. Jack Sauter going off to World War I
All Services Color Guard image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, October 31, 2018
3. All Services Color Guard
George Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, October 31, 2018
4. George Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial
Special Thanks to

Rolling Thunder Chapter 1, Sioux Falls
Jack Sauter Legion Post 404, George
Denny & Pat Van Briesen

Given by Friends & Family

In Lovig Memory of
Dr. Perry & Marge Jensen

In Memory of Dot Meyerhoff

In Memory of John & Gusta Timmerman
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2018, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 341 times since then and 15 times this year. Last updated on December 9, 2018, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 30, 2018, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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