Ashton in Osceola County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Ashton Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial
Osceola County Freedom Rock
| | -- Ray "Bubba" Sorensen II -- | |
Osceola County
George Veenker
Emma Schweer
[George Veenker, born in Ashton, veteran of WWI as a pilot, well-known Iowa State University Coach.]
[Emma Schweer, born in Ocheyedan, became a pilot and later trained WWII pilots, lived to 105 years.]
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Leland Zahn
Some Gave All
[Leland Zahn, from Harris, US Marine Corps, killed in action in Vietnam 4/5/1967.]
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[Our national bird and Old Glory.]
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Freedom Rock Memorials series list.
Location. 43° 18.689′ N, 95° 46.962′ W. Memorial is in Ashton, Iowa, in Osceola County. It is on Oak Hill Avenue 0.1 miles north of E 3rd Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2332 Oak Hill Avenue, Ashton IA 51232, 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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of 1972 Osceola County Time Capsule (approx. 6½ miles away); Osceola County GAR Memorial (approx. 6½ miles away); Osceola County World War I Memorial (approx. 6½ miles away); Osceola County Veterans Memorial (approx. 6½ miles away); W L Harding (approx. 7.1 miles away); Historical Record (approx. 8.7 miles away); Sanborn Veterans Memorial (approx. 10.8 miles away); Sanborn Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial (approx. 10.8 miles away).
Credits. This page was last revised on November 26, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2019, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 329 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 29, 2019, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. 4. submitted on July 3, 2019, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.



