Corsica in Douglas County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Corsica Area Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, August 2, 2019
1. Corsica Area Veterans Memorial
To Those Who
Served Our Country
All Gave Some
Some Gave All
These Gave All
Marion B. Develder, Henry Hoekman, Alan A. Buckles, Leon D. Biesheuvel
Frank W. Everson, Joseph Tegethoff, Roy E.G. Mullen, John P. Lieuwen
Fred F. Hoekman, Roy D. Beukelman, Raymond Hl. Wolbrink, John C. McDowell
Henry Meurs, Elmer C. Herbst
Erected 1996.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • War, Korean.
Location. 43° 25.552′ N, 98° 24.632′ W. Memorial is in Corsica, South Dakota, in Douglas County. It is on 388th Avenue (U.S. 281). Located in a little park along US 281. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Corsica SD 57328, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in East River and specifically in the James River Valley. It is also in the American Lewis & Clark Corridor, on the prairies, and on the Northern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Ruperts Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Grand View (approx. 4 miles away); Douglas County Museum (approx. 8.1 miles away); The Hockey - Helland School (approx. 8.1 miles away); American Legion Post 26 Veterans Memorial (approx. 11½ miles away).
Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2019, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 313 times since then and 14 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on August 4, 2019, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
