Hawarden in Sioux County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Hawarden Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial
Sioux County Freedom Rock
| | -- Ray "Bubba" Sorensen II -- | |
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, June 21, 2019
1. Hawarden Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial
[American Legion Emblem]
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[Armed troops coming to shore by boat, helicopters and parachutes.]
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[Image of a prisoner of war behind bars who is gripping a ribbon with the words “Not forgotten”]
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the Freedom Rock Memorials series list.
Location. 43° 0.072′ N, 96° 29.262′ W. Memorial is in Hawarden, Iowa, in Sioux County. It is at the intersection of Avenue E and 13th St on Avenue E. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1309 Avenue E, Hawarden IA 51023, 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 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hawarden, Iowa Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Grace Hill Civil War Veterans Monument (approx. 0.9 miles away); Sioux County Founded Here (approx. 3.9 miles away); Civilian Conservation Corps Camp (approx. 7.3 miles away in South Dakota); Alcester, South Dakota Veterans Memorial (approx. 7.3 miles away in South Dakota); Archie M. Gubbrud
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Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, June 21, 2019
2. Hawarden Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, June 21, 2019
3. Hawarden Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, June 21, 2019
4. Hawarden Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, June 21, 2019
5. Artist's Signature
Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2019, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 756 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 29, 2019, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
