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St. Ansgar in Mitchell County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

St. Ansgar Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial

Mitchel County Freedom Rock

— — -- Ray “Bubba” Sorensen II -- — —

 
 
St. Ansgar Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, October 4, 2019
1. St. Ansgar Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial
Inscription.

Thank You Veterans
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{Logo of the Sons of the American Legion}
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{American Flag Heart}

 
Erected 2013.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, AfghanistanWar, KoreanWar, VietnamWar, World II. In addition, it is included in the Freedom Rock Memorials series list.
 
Location. 43° 22.724′ N, 92° 55.045′ W. Memorial is in St. Ansgar, Iowa, in Mitchell County. It is at the intersection of Saints Avenue and U.S. 218 on Saints Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Saint Ansgar IA 50472, 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 4 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fort Severson (approx. 5.6 miles away); Deer Creek Lutheran Church Bell (approx. 6.4 miles away); Dragoon Trail Historical Site (approx. 7.7 miles away); History of Spring Park (approx. 7.8 miles away).
 
Also see . . .  Iowa Freedom Rock Tour. (Submitted on November 2, 2019, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota.)
 
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St. Ansgar Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, October 4, 2019
2. St. Ansgar Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial
St. Ansgar Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, October 4, 2019
3. St. Ansgar Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial
Artist's Signature image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, October 4, 2019
4. Artist's Signature
St. Ansgar Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, October 4, 2019
5. St. Ansgar Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 26, 2019. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2019, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 898 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 2, 2019, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
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