Winona in Winona County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Winona County Soldiers and Sailors Memorial

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 19, 2012

1. Winona County Soldiers and Sailors Memorial

Inscription. In memory of
all Soldiers and Sailors
of Winona County who
fought in defence of
their country

Placed by the Wenonah Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
1921

Erected 1921 by Wenonah Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Patriots & Patriotism. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list.

Location. 44° 3.032′ N, 91° 38.318′ W. Memorial is in Winona, Minnesota, in Winona County. It can be reached from the intersection of West 5th Street and Main Street (State Route 43), on the right when traveling east. Marker is mounted at eye-level on the Winona Post Office building, to the right of the entrance, facing West 5th Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 67 West 5th Street, Winona MN 55987, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Minnesota.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

in the Driftless Area — Bluff Country,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Winona County Courthouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Watkins Manor House (approx. ¼ mile away); We-No-Nah (approx. 0.3 miles away); J. R. Watkins Medical Company (approx. half a mile away); U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Winona

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(approx. ¾ mile away); Winona: River Village, Lumber Town, College Town (approx. 1.3 miles away); Garvin Heights (approx. 1.3 miles away); Stephen Taylor (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winona.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 19, 2012

2. Winona County Soldiers and Sailors Memorial

(Winona, Minnesota Post Office • marker visible on right)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 8, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 7, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 252 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 8, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.