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Kimballton in Audubon County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

Kimballton Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial

Honoring Audubon County Veterans

— Ray "Bubba" Sorensen II —

 
 
Kimballton Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial<br>(<i>northeast side</i>) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 30, 2021
1. Kimballton Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial
(northeast side)
The Mermaid illustrated on the Kimballton rock holds American and Danish flags representing the many local Danish American soldiers who served our country.
Inscription.
[northeast side]
Thank You
Veterans
Audubon County


[southwest side]
John James
Audubon

 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Patriots & Patriotism. In addition, it is included in the Freedom Rock Memorials series list.
 
Location. 41° 37.79′ N, 95° 4.31′ W. Memorial is in Kimballton, Iowa, in Audubon County. It is on Esbeck Street east of North Main Street (State Route 173), on the right when traveling east. Marker is located in Kimballton Park, just east of Kimballton's Little Mermaid Fountain. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 100 Esbeck Street, Kimballton IA 51543, 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Audubon (approx. 9.3 miles away); T-Bone Trail (approx. 9.3 miles away); Albert — the World's Largest Bull (approx. 9.4 miles away); Audubon Public Library (approx. 9.6 miles away); We Honor Our Veterans (approx. 9.7 miles away); Audubon County Tourism (approx. 9.7 miles away); Audubon County Veterans Memorial (approx. 9.7 miles away); Audubon County Courthouse (approx. 9.7 miles away).
 
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1. The Freedom Rock. Thanking our Veterans, one painting at a time. (Submitted on July 4, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.) 

2. Little Mermaid of Kimballton. Roadside America website entry (Submitted on June 17, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
Kimballton Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial<br>(<i>southwest side</i>) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 30, 2021
2. Kimballton Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial
(southwest side)
Since the county was named for artist John James Audubon, who created “The Birds of America”, the rock includes Iowa’s state bird, the American Goldfinch.
Kimballton Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial<br>(<i>southeast side</i>) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 30, 2021
3. Kimballton Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial
(southeast side)
Representing the Heritage Rose Garden in Gray and the Albert the Bull statue in Audubon.
Kimballton Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial<br>(<i>northwest side</i>) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 30, 2021
4. Kimballton Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial
(northwest side)
Representing the Plow in the Oak in Exira and the Tree in the Middle of the Road in Brayton.
Kimballton Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 30, 2021
5. Kimballton Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial
(looking southwest from Esbeck Street/East 1st Street intersection)
Kimballton Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial Artist image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 30, 2021
6. Kimballton Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial Artist
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 769 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 4, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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Jun. 18, 2026