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Forest City in Winnebago County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

Forest City, Iowa Veterans Memorial

 
 
Forest City, Iowa Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, April 21, 2019
1. Forest City, Iowa Veterans Memorial
Inscription.

In recognition
of services rendered our county
by the men and women
of Forest city, Iowa
during national crises.


 
Erected 1957 by American Legion Post 121.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, KoreanWar, World II.
 
Location. 43° 15.799′ N, 93° 38.312′ W. Memorial is in Forest City, Iowa, in Winnebago County. It is at the intersection of S Clark St and W J St on S Clark St. Marker is located on the Winnebago County Courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 126 S Clark St, Forest City IA 50436, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North 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 6 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Union Soldier - Winnebago County Civil War Veterans Memorial
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(within shouting distance of this marker); Winnebago County, Iowa Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Winnebago County (within shouting distance of this marker); Winnebago County Spanish-American War Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S.S. Maine Memorial (approx. 11.4 miles away); Britt Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial (approx. 14.2 miles away).
 
Forest City, Iowa Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, April 21, 2019
2. Forest City, Iowa Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 6, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 4, 2019, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 451 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 4, 2019, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 10, 2026